Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Gauteng (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 331
2962
5500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 330
2961
5499 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 313
2903
5412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 206
2450
4777 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 61
1071
2273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 60
1069
2271 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 59
1065
2254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
612
1245 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
552
1122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Gauteng
16 Families width 1122 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 | 222 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 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 | And Sulphurs | 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 | 32 | 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
67 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
111
229 | 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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