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Checklist for Tribe Macroglossini Harris, 1839
and region Vanuatu (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
828
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
827
1375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
201
820
1364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
131
613
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
28
151
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
150
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
150
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
106
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
104
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
7
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
7
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
5
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMacroglossini
Harris, 1839
5
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Vanuatu
5 Genera with 13 Species
Daphnis Hübner, 18825SpeciesTaxom
Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18564SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
13 Species and 5 Subspecies
Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780Jade hawkmoth
Daphnis hypothous moorei
Daphnis moorei (W.J. Macleay, 1866)⇒ Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780
Daphnis placida placida Walker, 1856
Daphnis torenia Druce, 1882Fire eel
Gnathothlibus sapor Koch, 1871
Gnathothlibus vanuatuensis Lachlan & Mo..., 2003
Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832Coprosma Hawk Moth
Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793Dark striated hawkmoth
Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum corythus novebudensis (Clark, 1926)⇒ Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum hirundo errans Walker, 1856
Theretra insularis Swinhoe, 1892
Theretra insularis ambrymensis Lachlan, 2004
Theretra nessus Drury, 1773Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth
Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth

Subnodes of Macroglossini with occurrences in Vanuatu
SubtribeChoerocampina
Grote & Robinson, 1865
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMacroglossina
Harris, 1839
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Macroglossini at itis.gov