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Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Mayotte (Comoro Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
172
922
1873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
172
922
1873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
161
891
1815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
113
773
1624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
271
420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
271
420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
271
420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
187
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
184
317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
20
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
18
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mayotte
18 Genera with 32 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Basiothia Walker, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Batocnema Rothschild &..., 19034SpeciesTaxom
Cephonodes Hübner, 1771Bee Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Coelonia Rothschild &..., 19273SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Euchloron Boisduval, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Gynoeryx Carcasson, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18325SpeciesTaxom
Lomocyma Rothschild &..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Maassenia Saalmüller, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 18245SpeciesTaxom
Panogena Rothschild &..., 19604SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 19033SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mayotte
32 Species and 10 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781Small Verdant Hawk
Batocnema cocquereli Boisduval, 1875
Batocnema cocquerelii Boisduval, 1875
Batocnema coquerelii Boisduval, 1875
Batocnema coquerelii comorana Rothschild &..., 1903
Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth
Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771
Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875Fulvous Sphinx
Coelonia solani Boisduval, 1833
Coelonia solani comoroana Clark, 1927
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758Army Green Moth
Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758Verdant Hawk
Euchloron megaera lacordairei Boisduval, 1833
Gynoeryx meander Boisduval, 1875
Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856Balsam Striped Hawk
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779Common Striped Hawk
Hippotion geryon Boisduval, 1875
Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832Coprosma Hawk Moth
Lomocyma oegrapha Mabille, 1884
Maassenia heydeni Saalmuller, 1884
Maassenia heydeni comorana Rothschild &..., 1915
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857Comma Nephele
Nephele comoroana Clark, 1923
Nephele densoi Keferstein, 1870
Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793Funereal Nephele
Nephele oenopion Hübner, 1824Yellow Barred Nephele
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 fumosa chanudeti Turlin, 1996
Temnora leighi Rothschild &..., 1915
Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856Morgan´s Sphinx
Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856)⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856
Xanthopan morganii praedicta (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Mayotte
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
10
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)


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