Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Liberia (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 373
5345
8846 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 372
5344
8846 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 357
5261
8620 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 250
4580
7746 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 53
1726
3934 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 53
1726
3934 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
1726
3934 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
1193
2972 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
1164
2942 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Liberia
19 Families width 2942 Species and 179 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 815 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 354 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 313 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 291 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 63 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 180 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 470 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 75 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 72 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 187 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Liberia | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
114
283 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
3
3 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
157
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
620
1372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
270
928 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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