Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Chagos Archipelago (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 67
227
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 67
227
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 66
226
411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 42
184
361 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
83
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
82
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
82
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
43
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
37
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Chagos Archipelago
10 Families width 51 Species and 13 Subspecies | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Chagos Archipelago
37 Genera with 51 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amyna Guenée, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anomis Hubner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anticarsia Hübner, 1833 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brunia Moore, 1854 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callopistria Hübner, 1862 | Fern Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 0 | Underwing moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1777 | Bee Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmina Walker, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysodeixis Hübner, 1968 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Comostola Meyrick, 1866 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Condica Walker, 1856 | Groundlings And Allies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupha Billberg, 1913 | Rustic | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1852 | Crows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Garella Walker, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucoclystis Holloway, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 0 | Diadems | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ilattia Walker, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1925 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1767 | Walls and wallbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1915 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Megacorma W. Rothschil..., 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 2000 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1758 | Birdwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1888 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1884 | Dingy Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1833 | Armyworm Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stictoptera Guenée, 1998 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1907 | Rattlebox moths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Chagos Archipelago
51 Species and 13 Subspecies | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Amyna axis (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Ilattia axis Guenée, 1852 | | Amyna natalis Walker, 1858 | Iiima moth | | Anomis sabulifera Guenée, 1852 | Angled Gem | | Anticarsia irrorata Fabricius, 1781 | Owl moth | | Anticarsia rubricans (Boisduval, 1833) | ⇒ Anticarsia irrorata Fabricius, 1781 | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Brunia antica Walker, 1854 | | | Brunia vicaria Walker, 1854 | | | Callopistria maillardi Guenée, 1862 | Cutworm | | Catocala actaea actaea | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | | Chasmina candida Walker, 1865 | | | Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) chalcites Esper, 1789 | Golden Twin-spot | | Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) eriosoma Doubleday, 1843 | Cabbage semi-looper | | Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) illuminata Robinson, 1968 | | | Comostola pyrrhogona Walker, 1866 | | | Comostola pyrrhogona pyrrhogona Walker, 1866 | | | Condica capensis Guenée, 1852 | African | | Condica conducta (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Condica capensis Guenée, 1852 | | Cupha erymanthis nagara Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Eublemma cochylioides Guenée, 1852 | Eublemma Moth | | Euploea asyllus asyllus Godman & Salvin, 1888 | | | Euploea boisduvali Lucas, 1852 | | | Garella nilotica Rogenhover, 1882 | Black-olive Caterpillar | | Glaucoclystis immixtaria Walker, 1862 | | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758 | Grayling | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas bolina euphonoides Poulton, 1923 | | | Hypolimnas bolina euphorioides | | | Ilattia axis Guenée, 1852 | | | Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787 | Albin's Hampstead Eye | | Junonia villida chagoensis Watkins, 1925 | | | Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767 | The Wall | | Macroglossum adustum Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum corythus oceanicum Rothschild &..., 1915 | | | Megacorma obliqua remota Jordan, 1924 | | | Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 | | Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 | | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Ornithoptera (Ornithoptera) priamus Linnaeus, 1758 | Cairns birdwing butterfly | | Papilio bridgei Mathew, 1886 | | | Papilio woodfordi Godman & Salvin, 1888 | Woodford'S Swallowtail | | Petrelaea dana de Nicéville, 1884 | Dana Blue | | Scopula actuaria Walker, 1861 | | | Spodoptera littoralis Boisduval, 1833 | African cotton leafworm | | Spodoptera litura Fabricius, 1775 | Armyworm | | Spodoptera mauritia Boisduval, 1833 | Grass armyworm | | Stictoptera hironsi Barnett, Emm..., 1998 | | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907 | Crimson Spotted Moth | | Utetheisa pulchelloides pulchelloides Hampson, 1907 | |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Chagos Archipelago | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 1
6
9 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
3
3 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
16
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
12
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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