Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Afrotropical (Ecozones)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 223
6836
56836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 223
6836
56836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 209
6731
56399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 185
6589
56067 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 83
4302
27836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 82
4295
27811 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 79
4286
27718 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
2443
17860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
2132
16193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Afrotropical
23 Families width 16193 Species and 13 Subspecies
| Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 82 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 4935 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 222 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 114 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 4147 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 3581 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 751 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 972 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 751 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 437 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 95 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Afrotropical | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
179
1467 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
14
82 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 4
396
4247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 7
1524
10358 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
19
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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