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Checklist for Subtribe Choerocampina Grote & Robinson, 1865
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
72
2157
6319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
70
2154
6314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
69
2152
6306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1436
4642
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1294
4335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
7
69
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
40
135
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
24
96
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMacroglossini
Harris, 1839
13
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeChoerocampina
Grote & Robinson, 1865
5
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
5 Genera with 32 Species
Cechenena Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 179312SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 189123SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 17712SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
32 Species and 9 Subspecies
Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856
Hippotion albolineata (Carcasson, 1968)⇒ Hippotion celerio L., 1758
Hippotion beddoesii (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793
Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775Hippotion Sphinx Moth
Hippotion brennus Stoll, 1782
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion commatum Rothschild &..., 1915
Hippotion griseola (Rothschild, 1894)⇒ Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793
Hippotion lifuensis (Rothschild, 1894)⇒ Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793
Hippotion rosea (Closs, 1911)⇒ Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793
Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth
Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832Coprosma Hawk Moth
Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793Dark striated hawkmoth
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Theretra celata (Butler, 1877)⇒ Theretra clotho Drury, 1773
Theretra clotho Drury, 1773Common hunter hawkmoth
Theretra clotho celata Butler, 1877
Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877
Theretra indistincta papuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Theretra insularis Swinhoe, 1892
Theretra insularis ambrymensis Lachlan, 2004
Theretra insularis insularis Swinhoe, 1892
Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827Pale Brown Hawk Moth
Theretra latreillii MacLeay, 1826Pale Brown Hawk Moth
Theretra lifuensis (Rothschild, 1894)⇒ Theretra clotho Drury, 1773
Theretra muricolor Jordan, 1926
Theretra nessus Drury, 1773Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth
Theretra nessus albata Fukuda, 2003
Theretra nessus nessus Drury, 1773
Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775Impatiens Hawk Moth
Theretra pinastrina intersecta Butler, 1875
Theretra polistratus Rothschild, 1904
Theretra radiosa Rothschild &..., 1916
Theretra rhesus Boisduval, 1875
Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth
Theretra silhetensis intersecta Butler, 1876
Theretra tryoni Miskin, 1891Tryon´s hawk moth
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx