Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 315
2340
4567 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 313
2338
4562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 297
2276
4408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1928
3874 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
638
1185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
637
1184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
637
1184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
441
914 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
422
873 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Botswana
16 Families width 873 Species and 129 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 179 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 138 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 106 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 188 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 110 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 46 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Botswana | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
34
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
71
139 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
204
405 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
113
282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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