Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Katanga (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 130
1377
2971 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 129
1376
2970 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 121
1355
2938 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 98
1278
2815 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
1000
2254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
1000
2254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 52
997
2249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
605
1449 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
569
1392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Katanga
19 Families width 1392 Species and 88 Subspecies | 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 | 430 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 161 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 269 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 54 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 95 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 64 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 111 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 68 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Katanga | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
82
210 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
2
2 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
74
164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
363
853 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
48
163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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