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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
50
335
520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
50
335
520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
49
334
519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
45
330
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
257
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
257
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
257
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
185
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
174
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
20
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
19
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Grande Comore
19 Genera with 41 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Basiothia Walker, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Batocnema Rothschild &..., 19033SpeciesTaxom
Coelonia Rothschild &..., 19274SpeciesTaxom
Dargeclanis Eitschberger, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Euchloron Boisduval, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18236SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Lomocyma Rothschild &..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Maassenia Saalmüller, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 19037SpeciesTaxom
Panogena Rothschild &..., 19604SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 190310SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grande Comore
41 Species and 15 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781Small Verdant Hawk
Batocnema comorana Rothschild &..., 1903
Batocnema coquerelii Boisduval, 1875
Batocnema coquerelii comorana Rothschild &..., 1903
Coelonia comoroana Clark, 1927
Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875Fulvous Sphinx
Coelonia solani Boisduval, 1833
Coelonia solani comoroana Clark, 1927
Dargeclanis comorana Rothschild &..., 1916
Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758Verdant Hawk
Euchloron megaera lacordairei Boisduval, 1833
Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856Balsam Striped Hawk
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779Common Striped Hawk
Hippotion geryon Boisduval, 1875
Hippotion gracilis (Butler, 1875)⇒ Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779
Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823Large Striped Hawk-moth
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871Swallow 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 trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823)⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Nephele comoroana Clark, 1923
Nephele densoi Keferstein, 1870
Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793Funereal Nephele
Nephele oenopion Hübner, 1824Yellow Barred Nephele
Nephele oenopion stictica Rothschild &..., 1903
Nephele oenopion transitoria Turlin, 1996
Nephele stictica Rothschild &..., 1903
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 polia Rothschild, 1904
Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856Smoky Temnora
Temnora fumosa chanudeti Turlin, 1996
Temnora leighi Rothschild &..., 1915
Temnora marginata Walker, 1856Marginate Temnora
Temnora marginata comorana Rothschild &..., 1903
Temnora peckoveri (Butler, 1876)⇒ Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856
Temnora pseudopylas Rothschild, 1894Lobed Temnora
Temnora pseudopylas latimargo Rothschild &..., 1903
Theretra intensa Rothschild &..., 1903
Theretra orpheus intensa Rothschild &..., 1903
Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856)⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Grande Comore
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
10
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
6
9
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