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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Nosy Be (Diana, Madagascar)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
68
370
435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
68
370
435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
65
366
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
59
358
423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
296
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
296
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
296
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
166
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
145
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
10
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nosy Be
10 Genera with 14 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Batocnema Rothschild &..., 18752SpeciesTaxom
Cephonodes Hübner, 1771Bee Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Coelonia Rothschild &..., 18332SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 19335SpeciesTaxom
Maassenia Saalmüller, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nosy Be
14 Species and 4 Subspecies
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Batocnema coquerelii Boisduval, 1875
Batocnema coquerelii coquerelii Boisduval, 1875
Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth
Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771
Coelonia solani Boisduval, 1833
Coelonia solani solani Boisduval, 1833
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758Army Green Moth
Hippotion aurora Rothschild &..., 1903
Hippotion aurora aurora Rothschild &..., 1903
Hippotion butleri Saalmuller, 1884
Hippotion geryon Boisduval, 1875
Hippotion saclavorum Boisduval, 1933
Maassenia heydeni Saalmuller, 1884
Sphingonaepiopsis obscurus Mabille, 1880
Temnora argyropeza Mabille, 1879
Temnora peckoveri (Butler, 1876)⇒ Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856
Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Nosy Be
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
2
2
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