Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 118
288
421 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 118
288
421 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 115
284
416 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 80
221
347 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
109
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
109
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
108
192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
56
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
54
81 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Ascension
10 Families width 81 Species and 12 Subspecies | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835) | Brimstones | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Ascension
54 Genera with 81 Species #ACDEFHILMOPRSTV
| Achaea Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrochola Hübner, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1875 | Cutworm | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anomis Hubner, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1857 | Mottled rustic | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cardepia Hampson, 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiasmia Hübner, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysiridia Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysodeixis Hübner, 1857 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1758 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Condica Walker, 1852 | Groundlings And Allies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenoplusia Dufay, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyligramma Boisduval, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cynthia Fabricius, 1758 | Painted ladies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Diastema Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dimorphinoctua Viette, 1857 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eudocima Billberg, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euselasia Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Faronta Smith, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicoverpa Hardwick, 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1852 | Bloxworth snout | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hypocala Guenée, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucania Ochsenheimer, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lyncestis Walker, 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipotis Hübner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Methona Doubleday, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Orthonama Hübner, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pandesma Guenée, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1787 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parides Hübner, 1853 | Cattlehearts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1881 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Peridroma Hübner, 1808 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1845 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pronola Schaus, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodometra Meyrick, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchina Guenée, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Simplicia Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1833 | Armyworm Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thysanoplusia Ichinose, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichoplusia McDunnough, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vittaplusia Behounek , L..., 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ascension
81 Species and 12 Subspecies | Achaea catella Guenée, 1852 | Banded Achaea | | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Agrochola insularis Walker, 1875 | | | Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766 | Black cutworm | | Agrotis (Agrotis) segetum Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Black cutworm | | Agrotis pallidula Walker, 1875 | | | Anomis flava Fabricius, 1775 | Cotton Looper | | Anomis sabulifera Guenée, 1852 | Angled Gem | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Caradrina (Paradrina) atriluna Guenée, 1852 | | | Caradrina indicata (Walker, 1857) | ⇒ Caradrina atriluna Guenée, 1852 | | Cardepia basilewskyi Berio, 1972 | | | Cardepia bergeri Berio, 1972 | | | Cardepia subvelata Walker, 1875 | | | Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861 | | | Chiasmia rectilinea Warren, 1905 | | | Chiasmia rectilinea rectilinea Warren, 1905 | | | Chrysiridia prometheus Drapiez, 1819 | | | Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) acuta Walker, 1858 | Tomato Looper | | Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) chalcites Esper, 1789 | Golden Twin-spot | | Chrysodeixis dalei Wollaston, 1879 | | | Chrysodeixis includens Walker, 1857 | Cutworm Moth | | Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | | Condica capensis Guenée, 1852 | African | | Condica circuita Guenée, 1852 | | | Ctenoplusia (Ctenoplusia) limbirena Guenée, 1852 | Scar Bank Gem | | Cyligramma latona Cramer, 1775 | Cream-striped owl | | Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Diastema tigris Guenée, 1852 | Lantana Control Moth | | Dimorphinoctua cunhaensis Viette, 1952 | | | Dimorphinoctua goughensis Fletcher D. S., 1963 | | | Dimorphinoctua pilifera Walker, 1857 | | | Eudocima apta (Walker, 1857) | ⇒ Eudocima materna Linnaeus, 1767 | | Euselasia sergia sergia | Sergia Euselasia | | Faronta exoul Walker, 1856 | | | Helicoverpa armigera Hübner, 1805 | African cotton bollworm | | Helicoverpa helenae Hardwick, 1965 | | | Helicoverpa insularis Walker, 1875 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hypena commixtalis (Zeller, 1852) | ⇒ Hypena strigata Fabricius, 1798 | | Hypena helenae Berio, 1972 | Ruddy Daggerwing | | Hypena masurialis (Guenée, 1854) | ⇒ Rhynchina obliqualis Kollar, 1844 | | Hypena simplicalis Zeller, 1852 | | | Hypocala rostrata Fabricius, 1794 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Ideopsis juventa tanais Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leucania (Acantholeucania) loreyi Duponchel, 1827 | Cosmopolitan | | Leucania ptyonophora Hampson, 1905 | | | Lyncestis obliquivia Hampson, 1826 | | | Melipotis obliquivia Hampson, 1926 | | | Methona themisto themisto Hübner, 1818 | | | Mythimna (Acantholeucania) loreyi (Duponchel, 1827) | ⇒ Leucania loreyi Duponchel, 1827 | | Ophiusa tirhaca Cramer, 1773 | Green drab | | Ophiusa tirrhaca Hampson, 1894 | Green Drab | | Orthonama obstipata (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Nycterosea obstipata Fabricius, 1794 | | Orthonama obstipata contrariata Walker, 1862 | | | Pandesma robusta Walker, 1858 | | | Papilio palinurus palinurus Fabricius, 1787 | Banded Peacock | | Parides vertumnus cixius G.R. Gray, 1853 | | | Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881 | Alaskan Parnassian | | Peridroma costalis Walker, 1856 | | | Peridroma goughi Fletcher D. S., 1963 | | | Peridroma porphyrea Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Peridroma saucia Hübner, 1808 | Pearly Underwing | | Precis limnoria limnoria Klug, 1845 | | | Pronola ectrocta Dognin, 1912 | | | Rhodometra sacraria Linnaeus, 1767 | The Vestal | | Rhynchina obliqualis Kollar, 1844 | | | Scopula atlantica (Walker, 1875) | ⇒ Scopula separata Walker, 1875 | | Scopula separata Walker, 1875 | | | Simplicia extinctalis Zeller, 1852 | | | Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808 | African armyworm | | Spodoptera littoralis Boisduval, 1833 | African cotton leafworm | | Thysanoplusia (Thysanoplusia) orichalcea Fabricius, 1775 | Golden Plusia | | Trichoplusia ni Hübner, 1803 | Cabbage Looper | | Trichoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Thysanoplusia orichalcea Fabricius, 1775 | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vittaplusia (Vittaplusia) vittata Wallengren, 1856 | Streaked Plusia | | Vittaplusia commidendri Wollaston, 1879 | |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Ascension | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 1
3
3 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
5
6 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 2
32
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
14
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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