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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Anjouan (Comoros)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
35
148
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
35
148
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
34
147
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
29
142
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
18
92
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
18
92
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
18
92
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
75
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
74
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
14
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
13
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Anjouan
13 Genera with 20 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Basiothia Walker, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Batocnema Rothschild &..., 19033SpeciesTaxom
Coelonia Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Euchloron Boisduval, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Maassenia Saalmüller, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 19965SpeciesTaxom
Panogena Rothschild &..., 19604SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Anjouan
20 Species and 8 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781Small Verdant Hawk
Batocnema coquerelii Boisduval, 1875
Batocnema coquerelii anjouanensis Viette, 1982
Batocnema coquerelii comorana Rothschild &..., 1903
Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875Fulvous Sphinx
Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758Verdant Hawk
Euchloron megaera lacordairei Boisduval, 1833
Hippotion aurora Rothschild &..., 1903
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779Common Striped Hawk
Hippotion geryon Boisduval, 1875
Maassenia heydeni Saalmuller, 1884
Maassenia heydeni comorana Rothschild &..., 1915
Nephele comoroana Clark, 1923
Nephele densoi Keferstein, 1870
Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793Funereal Nephele
Nephele oenopion Hübner, 1824Yellow Barred Nephele
Nephele oenopion transitoria Turlin, 1996
Panogena jasmini Boisduval, 1875
Panogena jasmini jasmini Boisduval, 1875
Panogena lingens Butler, 1877
Panogena lingens comorana Griveaud, 1960
Pseudoclanis grandidieri comorana Rothschild &..., 1916
Temnora leighi Rothschild &..., 1915
Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856)⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Anjouan
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Sphingidae at artfakta.se
Sphingidae at dyntaxa.se
Sphingidae at gbif.org
Sphingidae at irmng.org
Sphingidae at itis.gov