Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Lagos (South Nigeria, Nigeria)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 78
290
482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 78
290
482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 74
261
423 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 59
237
402 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
164
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
164
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
164
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
118
150 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
114
146 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Lagos (Nigeria)
14 Families width 146 Species and 11 Subspecies | Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Admirals | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae (Stephens, 1829) | Bag Shelter Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Lagos (Nigeria)
114 Genera with 146 Species #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTYZ
| Acraea Fabricius, 1758 | Acraeas | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Agoma Kiriakoff, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aiteta Walker, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 1890 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amata Fabricius, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphicallia Aurivillius, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anapisa Kiriakoff, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anomis Hubner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1782 | Ciliate Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antinephele Holland, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atemnora Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Automolis Hübner, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Avitta Walker, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1775 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1880 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baniana Walker, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bebearia Hemming, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1776 | Caper Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bryothripa Hampson, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calesia Guenée, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Capnodes Hübner, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catada Walker, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1832 | Forget-me-nots | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cerynea Walker, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1777 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiromachla Strand, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 2012 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cleora Curtis, 1967 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1829 | Arabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conigephyra Hübner, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenusa Hampson, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyana Walker, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclophora Hübner, 1881 | Mochas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoe Hübner, 1779 | Gliders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dapidodigma Karsch, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasychira Hübner, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Desmeocraera Wallengren, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Egnasia Walker, 1926 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1851 | Palmflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epicampoptera Bryk, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresiomera Clench, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euaethiops Hampson, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudasychira Möschler, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudocima Billberg, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euproctis Hübner, 1932 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eutelia Hübner, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geniascota Hampson, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geodena Walker, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonojana Aurivillius, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1865 | Bluebottles and Jays | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Griveaudyria Viette, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herpeperas Hampson, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylemeridia Prout, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypomecis Hübner, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypomyrina H.H. Druce, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyposada Hampson, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1891 | Royals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iridana Aurivillius, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lacipa Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larinopoda Butler, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1957 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucania Ochsenheimer, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucoma Hübner, 1880 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Liptena Westwood, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macella Stål, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marcipa Walker, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maurilia Möschler, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mazuca Walker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mecodina Guenée, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meganola Dyar, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metachrostis Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metaleptina Holland, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimeresia Stempffer, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1775 | Fig Tree Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Niphosticta Turner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Oboronia Karsch, 1893 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ophisma Guenée, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oplerclanis Eitschberger, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Othreis Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ozarba Walker, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1952 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Paralephana Hampson, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1888 | Buffs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phaegorista Boisduval, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phlogochroa Hampson, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 1968 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phytometra Haworth, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1775 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prolymnia Hampson, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopolyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhipidarctia Kiriakoff, 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Salamis Boisduval, 1793 | Mother-of-Pearls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selepa Moore, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tatorinia Butler, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taviodes Hampson, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Terphothrix Hübner, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1847 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1832 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zamarada Moore, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lagos (Nigeria)
146 Species and 11 Subspecies | Acraea abdera Hewitson, 1852 | Abdera Acraea | | Acraea admatha Hewitson, 1865 | Hewitson´s Glassy Acraea | | Acraea camaena Drury, 1773 | Large Smoky Acraea | | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852 | Westwood'S Acraea | | Acraea zetes Linnaeus, 1758 | Large Spotted Acraea | | Agoma transita Jordan, 1913 | | | Aiteta veluta Hampson, 1912 | | | Allotinus similis (Kirby, 1890) | ⇒ Hewitsonia similis Aurivillius, 1891 | | Amata lagosensis Hampson, 1907 | | | Amauris (Amauris) niavius Linnaeus, 1758 | Friar | | Amphicallia pactolicus Butler, 1888 | | | Anapisa lamborni Rothschild, 1913 | | | Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Anomis microdonta Hampson, 1926 | | | Anthene flavomaculatus Grose-Smith ..., 1893 | Yellow-spot Ciliate Blue | | Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Antinephele lunulata lunulata | | | Atemnora westermanni Boisduval, 1875 | | | Atemnora westermannii Boisduval, 1875 | Westermann´s Humming Bird | | Automolis aurantiifusa Rothschild, 1913 | | | Avitta ionomesa Hampson, 1926 | | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Baniana disticta Hampson, 1926 | | | Bebearia cocalia Fabricius, 1793 | Common Palm Forester | | Bebearia wojtusiaki Safian, Brat..., 0 | | | Belenois calypso Drury, 1773 | Calypso Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Bryothripa miophaea Hampson, 1912 | | | Calesia fulviceps Hampson, 1926 | | | Capnodes albicosta Bethune-Baker, 1911 | | | Catada rex Bethune-Baker, 1911 | | | Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874 | | | Cerynea limbobrunnea Fletcher, 1961 | | | Charaxes lucretius Cramer, 1777 | Common Red Charaxes | | Chiromachla perspicua Walker, 1854 | | | Cigaritis larseni Bouyer, 2012 | | | Cleora bicornis Fletcher D. S., 1967 | | | Cleora leptopasta Fletcher, 1967 | | | Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829 | Desert Orange Tip | | Conigephyra flava Bethune-Baker, 1911 | | | Conigephyra rufiterga Möschler, 1910 | | | Ctenusa brevipecten (Hampson, 1902) | ⇒ Ctenusa pallida Hampson, 1902 | | Cyana rubritermina Bethune-Baker, 1911 | | | Cyclophora lutearia Dewitz, 1881 | | | Cymothoe althea (Cramer, 1776) | ⇒ Cymothoe caenis Drury, 1773 | | Cymothoe amphicede Cramer, 1779 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Dapidodigma hymen Fabricius, 1775 | Western Virgin | | Dasychira strigidentata Bethune-Baker, 1911 | | | Dasychira umbricolora Hampson, 1910 | | | Desmeocraera atriguttata (Hampson, 1910) | ⇒ Desmeocraera latex Druce, 1901 | | Egnasia microtype Hampson, 1926 | | | Egnasia scotopasta Hampson, 1926 | | | Elymnias bammakoo (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Elymniopsis bammakoo Westwood, 1851 | | Epicampoptera glauca Hampson, 1914 | | | Eresiomera bicolor Grose-Smith ..., 1890 | Western Pearly | | Euaethiops cyanopasta Hampson, 1926 | | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Eudasychira dina Hering, 1926 | | | Eudocima (Elygea) materna Linnaeus, 1767 | Dot underwing moth | | Eudocima (Othreis) phalonia Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Euproctis onii Bethune-Baker, 1911 | | | Euproctis syngenes Collenette, 1932 | | | Eutelia porphyriota Hampson, 1912 | | | Geniascota trichoptycha Hampson, 1926 | | | Geodena leona (Bethune-Baker, 1911) | ⇒ Geodena surrendra Swinhoe, 1904 | | Gonojana magnifica Rothschild, 1917 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) agamedes Westwood, 1842 | Glassy Graphium | | Graphium (Arisbe) angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Angola White Lady | | Graphium angolanus angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Southern Angola White Lady | | Graphium angolanus baronis Ungemach, 1932 | Northern Angola White Lady | | Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779 | Large Striped Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) latreillianus Godart, 1819 | Coppery Swordtail | | Graphium latreillianus theorini Aurivillius, 1881 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) leonidas Fabricius, 1793 | Common Graphium | | Graphium leonidas leonidas Fabricius, 1793 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) policenes Cramer, 1775 | Common Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) ucalegon Hewitson, 1865 | Creamy Graphium | | Graphium ucalegon ucalegon Hewitson, 1865 | | | Griveaudyria melochlora Hering, 1926 | | | Herpeperas phoenopasta Hampson, 1926 | | | Hylemeridia majuscula Prout, 1915 | | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Hypomecis intrusilinea L.B. Prout, 1915 | | | Hypomyrina nomion Staudinger, 1891 | Dark Orange Playboy | | Hyposada melanosticta Hampson, 1910 | | | Iolaus (Iolaus) eurisus (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Iolaus vexillarius Clench, 1964 | | Iolaus aelianus (Staudinger, 1891) | ⇒ Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869 | | Iridana nigeriana Stempffer, 1964 | Nigerian Sapphire Gem | | Lacipa argyroleuca (Hampson, 1910) | ⇒ Lacipa gracilis Hopffer, 1857 | | Larinopoda lircaea Hewitson, 1866 | Cream Pierid Blue | | Larinopoda varipes (Kirby, 1887) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops abri Libert, 2001 | | Lepidochrysops nigeriae (Stempffer, 1957) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | | Leucania fissifascia Hampson, 1907 | | | Leucoma albifrons (Bethune-Baker, 1911) | ⇒ Leucoma parva Plötz, 1880 | | Leucoma parva Plötz, 1880 | | | Liptena bassae Bethune-Baker, 1926 | Bassa Liptena | | Liptena ilaro Stempffer, 1974 | Ilaro Liptena | | Liptena submacula submacula Lathy, 1903 | | | Lophostethus carteri (Rothschild, 1894) | ⇒ Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | | Ludia intermedia Jordan, 1922 | | | Macella megalosara (Bethune-Baker, 1911) | ⇒ Macella euritiusalis Walker, 1859 | | Marcipa apicalis Hampson, 1926 | | | Maurilia rufirena Hampson, 1918 | | | Mazuca dulcis Jordan, 1933 | | | Mecodina ochrigrapta Hampson, 1926 | | | Meganola perfusca Hampson, 1911 | | | Metachrostis phaeapera Hampson, 1910 | | | Metaleptina dileuca Hampson, 1912 | | | Mimeresia libentina Hewitson, 1866 | Common Harlequin | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Niphosticta stigmagrapta Hampson, 1926 | | | Ophisma teterrima Hampson, 1913 | | | Oplerclanis rhadamistus Fabricius, 1781 | | | Othreis fullonia (Linnaeus, 1763) | ⇒ Eudocima phalonia Linnaeus, 1763 | | Ozarba rubrivena Hampson, 1910 | | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) menestheus Drury, 1773 | Western Emperor Swallowtail | | Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952 | Broadly Green-banded Swallowtail | | Paralephana patagiata Hampson, 1926 | | | Pentila nigeriana Stempffer & ..., 1961 | Nigerian Red Pentila | | Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | Paul'S Pentila | | Phaegorista similis Walker, 1869 | | | Phlogochroa haemorrhanta Bethune-Baker, 1911 | | | Phylloxiphia bicolor Rothschild, 1894 | | | Phylloxiphia oweni Carcasson, 1968 | | | Phytometra nyctichroa Hampson, 1926 | | | Polyptychus anochus anochus Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Precis pelarga Fabricius, 1775 | Fashion Commodore | | Prolymnia atrifera Hampson, 1911 | | | Pseudoclanis occidentalis (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis rhadamistus (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Oplerclanis rhadamistus Fabricius, 1781 | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Pseudopolyptychus foliaceus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Rhipidarctia aurantiifusca Rothschild, 1913 | | | Rhipidarctia postrosea Rothschild, 1913 | | | Salamis cacta Fabricius, 1793 | Lilac Beauty | | Selepa leucograpta Hampson, 1912 | | | Tatorinia rufipennis Hampson, 1926 | | | Taviodes excisa Hampson, 1926 | | | Temnora crenulata crenulata Holland, 1893 | | | Terphothrix callima Bethune-Baker, 1911 | | | Theretra perkeo Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Tirumala petiverana Doubleday, 1847 | African Blue Tiger | | Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832) | ⇒ Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883 | | Zamarada dentigera Warren, 1909 | | | Zamarada dilucida Warren, 1909 | | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Lagos (Nigeria) | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
14
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
7
9 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
55
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
37
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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