Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Mpumalanga (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 367
3203
5874 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 366
3200
5869 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 344
3109
5725 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 232
2687
5114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 62
1211
2330 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 61
1208
2326 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1204
2307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
746
1487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
680
1372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mpumalanga
17 Families width 1372 Species and 102 Subspecies | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 340 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 232 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 117 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 281 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 70 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 111 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Mpumalanga | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
66
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
114
245 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
355
723 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
145
294 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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