Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Morogoro Region (Southeast Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 173
904
1195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 173
904
1195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 160
862
1125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 125
799
1063 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
244
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
244
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
244
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
168
290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
163
285 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Morogoro Region
15 Families width 285 Species and 25 Subspecies | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 81 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Morogoro Region | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
35
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
22
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
30
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
76
170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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