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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
238
1503
2757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
238
1503
2757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
231
1480
2727
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
155
1244
2417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
576
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
576
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
576
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
293
656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
261
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
11
24
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
11
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Réunion
3 Genera with 6 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Coelonia Rothschild &..., 18334SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Réunion
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875Fulvous Sphinx
Coelonia pottgensi Deschamps, 2023
Coelonia solani Boisduval, 1833
Coelonia solani solani Boisduval, 1833

Subnodes of Sphinginae with occurrences in Réunion
TribeAcherontiini
Boisduval, 1875
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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