Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 446
7357
32744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 442
7344
32723 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 426
7252
32441 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 285
5986
29203 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
2366
10698 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
2365
10696 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 65
2359
10685 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1547
8084 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1405
7743 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Democratic Republic of the Congo
20 Families width 7743 Species and 1174 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 | 1976 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 129 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 918 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 1025 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 901 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 175 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 492 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 1214 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 96 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 149 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 332 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 231 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 12 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Democratic Republic of the Congo | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
127
713 | 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
190
930 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
821
3574 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
260
2502 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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