Checklist for Genus Biston Leach, 1815 (Oak beauty)
and region West Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 614
13248
40770 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 610
13239
40744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 581
13079
40224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 365
10638
34907 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 80
3730
13310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 80
3727
13306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 79
3725
13304 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 28
2482
9917 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
2292
9415 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 4
346
1241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves | 334
1225 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Ennominae
Duponchel, 1845
Ennomines | 187
727 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Boarmiini
Duponchel, 1845
| 27
115 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Genus | Biston
Leach, 1815
Oak beauty | 5 | Species |
Taxom
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Genera for West Africa
1 Genera with 5 Species
Species list for West Africa
5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Links, sources and further information Biston at artfakta.se
Biston at afromoths.net
Biston at gbif.org
Biston at irmng.org
Biston at itis.gov
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