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Checklist for Subfamily Sphinginae 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
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Grande Comore
6 Genera with 9 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Coelonia Rothschild &..., 19274SpeciesTaxom
Lomocyma Rothschild &..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Panogena Rothschild &..., 19604SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grande Comore
9 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Coelonia comoroana Clark, 1927
Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875Fulvous Sphinx
Coelonia solani Boisduval, 1833
Coelonia solani comoroana Clark, 1927
Lomocyma oegrapha Mabille, 1884
Panogena jasmini Boisduval, 1875
Panogena jasmini jasmini Boisduval, 1875
Panogena lingens Butler, 1877
Panogena lingens comorana Griveaud, 1960
Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856)⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Sphinginae with occurrences in Grande Comore
TribeAcherontiini
Boisduval, 1875
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSphingini
Linnaeus, 1758
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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