Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Comoros (Comoro Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 148
967
1721 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 147
965
1718 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 141
951
1702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 91
827
1552 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
468
900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
468
900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
468
900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
304
637 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
285
604 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
23
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 22
54 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Comoros
22 Genera with 54 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Batocnema Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1843 | Bee Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1927 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dargeclanis Eitschberger, 1879 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1833 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gynoeryx Carcasson, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1823 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lomocyma Rothschild &..., 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maassenia Saalmüller, 1915 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1823 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1903 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Panogena Rothschild &..., 1960 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1916 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1903 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Comoros
54 Species and 17 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Batocnema cocquerelii Boisduval, 1875 | | | Batocnema comorana Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Batocnema coquerelii Boisduval, 1875 | | | Batocnema coquerelii anjouanensis Viette, 1982 | | | Batocnema coquerelii comorana Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | | Coelonia comoroana Clark, 1927 | | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Coelonia solani Boisduval, 1833 | | | Coelonia solani comoroana Clark, 1927 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Dargeclanis comorana Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Dargeclanis grandidieri Mabille, 1879 | | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Euchloron megaera lacordairei Boisduval, 1833 | | | Gynoeryx meander Boisduval, 1875 | | | Hippotion aurora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856 | Balsam Striped Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion comoroana Clark, 1929 | | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion geryon Boisduval, 1875 | | | Hippotion gracilis (Butler, 1875) | ⇒ Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | Swallow Hawk | | Lomocyma oegrapha Mabille, 1884 | | | Maassenia comorana Rothschild &..., 1915 | | | Maassenia heydeni Saalmuller, 1884 | | | Maassenia heydeni comorana Rothschild &..., 1915 | | | Macroglossum aesalon Mabille, 1879 | | | Macroglossum aesalon sainsoni Turlin, 1996 | | | Macroglossum sainsoni Turlin, 1996 | | | Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823) | ⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele comoroana Clark, 1923 | | | Nephele densoi Keferstein, 1870 | | | Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793 | Funereal Nephele | | Nephele oenopion Hübner, 1824 | Yellow Barred Nephele | | Nephele oenopion stictica Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele oenopion transitoria Turlin, 1996 | | | Nephele stictica Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Panogena comorana Griveaud, 1960 | | | Panogena jasmini Boisduval, 1875 | | | Panogena jasmini jasmini Boisduval, 1875 | | | Panogena lingens Butler, 1877 | | | Panogena lingens comorana Griveaud, 1960 | | | Pseudoclanis grandidieri (Mabille, 1879) | ⇒ Dargeclanis grandidieri Mabille, 1879 | | Pseudoclanis grandidieri comorana Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Temnora comorana (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Temnora marginata Walker, 1856 | | Temnora elegans Rothschild, 1895 | Elegant Temnora | | Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904 | | | Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856 | Smoky Temnora | | Temnora fumosa chanudeti Turlin, 1996 | | | Temnora leighi Rothschild &..., 1915 | | | Temnora marginata Walker, 1856 | Marginate Temnora | | Temnora marginata comorana Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Temnora peckoveri (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856 | | Temnora pseudopylas Rothschild, 1894 | Lobed Temnora | | Temnora pseudopylas latimargo Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Theretra intensa Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Theretra orpheus Herrich-Scha..., 1854 | Lined Hawk | | Theretra orpheus intensa Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 | Morgan´s Sphinx | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Comoros
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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