Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Afghanistan (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 350
2636
5975 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 348
2628
5965 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 342
2621
5958 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 233
2046
4941 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 55
670
1500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 55
670
1500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 54
669
1499 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
430
975 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
364
781 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Afghanistan
18 Families width 781 Species and 55 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 152 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 193 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 68 | Species | Taxom | | Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 140 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 77 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Afghanistan | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
23
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
69
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 7
187
334 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
84
211 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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