Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region North Cameroon (Cameroon)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 20
33
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 20
33
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 20
33
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 18
31
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 13
24
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 13
24
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
24
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
12
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
11
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for North Cameroon
8 Families width 14 Species
Genera for North Cameroon
11 Genera with 14 Species | Amerila Walker, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amusaron Bouyer, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argema Wallengren, 1971 | African moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1880 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1912 | Lichen Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heterorachis Warren, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scopariopsis Strand, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1876 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for North Cameroon
14 Species | Amerila niveivitrea Bartel, 1903 | | | Amusaron pruinosa Grünberg, 1907 | | | Argema fournieri Darge, 1971 | | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Eilema angulistrigata (Aurivillius, 1904) | ⇒ Eilema ilemimorpha Aurivillius, 1904 | | Eilema angustipennis Strand, 1912 | | | Heterorachis conradti Prout, 1938 | | | Neopolyptychus prionites Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Neopolyptychus pygarga Karsch, 1891 | | | Nepheronia pharis Boisduval, 1836 | Round-winged Vagrant | | Pseudoclanis axis Darge, 1993 | | | Pseudoclanis occidentalis (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Scopariopsis viridigrisea Strand, 1909 | | | Tuxentius caraena Hewitson, , 1876 | |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in North Cameroon | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
4
6 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 2
3
4 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 2
3
3 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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