Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Mashonaland (North Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 263
2033
2985 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 262
2032
2984 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 255
2003
2921 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 181
1752
2652 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
473
661 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
473
661 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
471
656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
322
477 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
313
468 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mashonaland
15 Families width 468 Species and 44 Subspecies | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 76 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 59 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 105 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 73 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Mashonaland | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
37
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
35
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
143
208 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
98
172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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