Checklist for Tribe Attacini Linnaeus, 1767
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1133
4496 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1029
4268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
86
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 28
88 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Saturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths | 27
87 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Attacini
Linnaeus, 1767
| 1
9 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
1 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Nigeria
9 Species and 1 Subspecies | Epiphora albidus Druce, 1886 | | | Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | African Atlas moth | | Epiphora boolana Strand, 1909 | | | Epiphora getula Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Epiphora perspicuus Butler, 1878 | | | Epiphora ploetzi Weymer, 1880 | | | Epiphora rectifascia Rothschild, 1907 | | | Epiphora rectifascia ileshana Rougeot, 1955 | | | Epiphora schultzei Aurivillius, 1905 | | | Epiphora vacuna Westwood, 1849 | |
Links, sources and further information Attacini at afromoths.net
Attacini at itis.gov
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