Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1271
2495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
1005
2162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
187
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
179
483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Benin
13 Families width 483 Species and 54 Subspecies | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 100 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 198 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Benin | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
24
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
6
6 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
39
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
110
366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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