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Checklist for Subfamily Sphinginae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Chagos Archipelago (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
67
231
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
67
231
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
66
230
415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
42
187
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
22
84
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
21
83
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
21
83
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
44
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
38
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
6
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chagos Archipelago
3 Genera with 4 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Megacorma W. Rothschil..., 19241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chagos Archipelago
4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798Bee robber
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Megacorma obliqua remota Jordan, 1924

Subnodes of Sphinginae with occurrences in Chagos Archipelago
TribeAcherontiini
Boisduval, 1875
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Sphinginae at artfakta.se
Sphinginae at dyntaxa.se
Sphinginae at itis.gov