Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 426
5797
18200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 426
5797
18200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 408
5716
17992 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 262
4583
15908 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 61
1766
7363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 61
1765
7362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1763
7360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1234
5925 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
1144
5756 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cameroon
21 Families width 5756 Species and 718 Subspecies #ABCDEGHLNPRSU
| Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1122 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 75 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 964 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 1074 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 507 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 93 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 187 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 1000 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 74 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 112 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 241 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 214 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Cameroon | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
107
546 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
9
30 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
194
973 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
573
1926 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
261
2281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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