Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Congo (Central Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 516
8807
39529 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 512
8793
39506 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 495
8697
39194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 324
7111
34903 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 68
2481
11561 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 68
2480
11559 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 66
2474
11548 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1619
8751 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1470
8376 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Congo
20 Families width 8376 Species and 1280 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 2080 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 136 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1051 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 1171 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 958 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 197 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 507 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 1273 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 103 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 169 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 371 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 247 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 16 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Congo | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
129
775 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
7
24 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
209
1067 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
844
3776 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
281
2734 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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