Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 625
10660
39198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 622
10652
39182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 597
10495
38766 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 380
8377
33824 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 76
2593
10024 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
2592
10023 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 73
2589
10020 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1622
6845 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
1431
6195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Indian Ocean islands
19 Families width 6195 Species and 562 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 2005 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1189 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 143 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1321 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 223 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 184 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 510 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 72 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 109 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 91 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 167 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 57 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
62
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
14
30 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
246
1256 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
831
3796 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
278
852 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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