Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Equatorial Guinea (Central Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 210
1650
3717 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 209
1649
3716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 201
1606
3623 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 137
1425
3354 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
698
1776 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 43
698
1776 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 43
698
1776 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
523
1450 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
482
1394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Equatorial Guinea
18 Families width 1394 Species and 166 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 362 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 272 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 134 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 90 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 236 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 73 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 72 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Equatorial Guinea | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
62
162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
1
2 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
96
274 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
222
513 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
101
443 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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