Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Nairobi (Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 172
803
1105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 172
803
1105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 164
771
1056 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
697
981 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
310
452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
310
452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
310
452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
241
361 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
227
346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nairobi
12 Families width 346 Species and 24 Subspecies | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 63 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 38 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Nairobi | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
27
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
39
37 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
80
106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
81
161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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