Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 395
3771
6641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 393
3769
6639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 376
3726
6590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 253
3215
5922 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 68
1133
2040 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
1131
2037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 65
1128
2021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
655
1235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
597
1135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Natal
19 Families width 1135 Species and 83 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 181 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 235 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 169 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 167 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 145 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Natal | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
53
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
111
249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
256
434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
176
386 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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