Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Gauteng (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 332
2972
5515 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 331
2971
5514 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 314
2913
5427 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 207
2459
4791 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 61
1073
2277 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 60
1071
2275 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 59
1067
2258 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
614
1248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
554
1125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Gauteng
16 Families width 1125 Species and 92 Subspecies | Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Oriental Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 286 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 224 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 93 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 265 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 71 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Gauteng | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
43
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
113
231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
273
612 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
125
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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