Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4493
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4489
12400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4383
12048 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3462
10319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
1627
5617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
1627
5617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1627
5617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1133
4495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1029
4267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nigeria
20 Families width 4267 Species and 455 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1013 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 428 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 793 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 486 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 126 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 114 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 784 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 58 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 113 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 88 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 146 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Nigeria | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
86
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
7
23 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
129
434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
580
1780 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
227
1762 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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