Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region North Nigeria (Nigeria)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 42
156
212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 42
156
212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 42
156
212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 40
154
210 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
140
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
140
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
140
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
90
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
85
126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for North Nigeria
13 Families width 126 Species and 6 Subspecies | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae (Grote, 1895) | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for North Nigeria
85 Genera with 126 Species #ABCDEGHIJLMNOPRSTUXZ
| Acanthofrontia Hampson, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1914 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Acrapex Hampson, 1914 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Adisura Moore, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aegocera Latreille, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aethodes Hampson, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afroplitis Kiriakoff, 1979 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1913 | Cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpenus Walker, 1920 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amazonides Fletcher D. S., 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Androzeugma Prout, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoba Walker, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anomis Hubner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antitrygodes Warren, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aspidifrontia Hampson, 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Athetis Hübner, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attatha Moore, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Audea Walker, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baliopteryx Kiriakoff, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Busseola Thurau, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callostrotia Hampson, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callyna Guenée, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerynea Walker, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1900 | Emperors | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorochadisra Kiriakoff, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colbusa Walker, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cropera Walker, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1775 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deinopa Walker, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmeocraera Wallengren, 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epicampoptera Bryk, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitoxis Wallengren, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresina Aurivillius, 1956 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ethiopica Hampson, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1969 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Eulocastra Butler, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eustrotia Hübner, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eutelia Hübner, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Garella Walker, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gesonia Walker, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gracilodes Guenée, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1843 | Bluebottles and Jays | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Helicopis Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isadelphina Hampson, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Janthinisca Kiriakoff, 1979 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lacipa Hübner, 1881 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Laelia Stephens, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucania Ochsenheimer, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liptena Westwood, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithacodia Hübner, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lophotarsia Hampson, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marcipa Walker, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meganola Dyar, 2012 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mesogenea Hampson, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metachrostis Hübner, 2011 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metarctia Walker, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mixocera Warren, 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neaxestis Hampson, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontestra Hampson, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omphacodes Warren, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omphax Guenée, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oplerclanis Eitschberger, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oraesia Guenée, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ozarba Walker, 1914 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Paulisana Kiriakoff, 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plecoptera Guenée, 1926 | Stoneflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plusia Ochsenheimer, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopolyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raphia Hübner, 1921 | Raffia palm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Roppa Kiriakoff, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Siccia Walker, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Somatina Guenée, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1911 | Armyworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thacona Walker, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tricholoba Hampson, 1979 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ugia Walker, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthodonta Gaede, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zamarada Moore, 1974 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for North Nigeria
126 Species and 6 Subspecies | Acanthofrontia anacantha Hampson, 1914 | | | Acontia albida Hampson, 1910 | | | Acontia sphaerophora Hampson, 1914 | | | Acontia vaualbum Hampson, 1914 | | | Acrapex cuprescens Hampson, 1914 | | | Acrapex hemiphlebia Hampson, 1914 | | | Acrapex holoscota Hampson, 1914 | | | Adisura affinis Rothschild, 1921 | | | Aegocera anthina Jordan, 1926 | | | Aethodes angustipennis Hampson, 1918 | | | Afroplitis dierli Kiriakoff, 1979 | | | Afroplitis politzari Kiriakoff, 1979 | | | Agrotis melamesa Hampson, 1913 | | | Alpenus intacta (Hampson, 1916) | ⇒ Alpenus intactus Hampson, 1916 | | Alpenus tristicta Hampson, 1920 | | | Amazonides rufescens Hampson, 1913 | | | Androzeugma hapala (Prout, 1913) | ⇒ Androzeugma tenuis Warren, 1898 | | Anoba microphaea Hampson, 1926 | | | Anomis pyrocausta Hampson, 1926 | | | Antitrygodes dysmorpha (Prout, 1915) | ⇒ Scopula dysmorpha Prout, 1915 | | Aspidifrontia berioi Hacker & Hau..., 2010 | | | Aspidifrontia pulverea Hampson, 1913 | | | Athetis magniplagia Hampson, 1918 | | | Attatha metaleuca Hampson, 1913 | | | Audea albiforma Kühne, 2005 | | | Baliopteryx baccata Hampson, 1910 | | | Busseola mesophaea Hampson, 1914 | | | Busseola rufidorsata Hampson, 1914 | | | Callostrotia flavizonata Hampson, 1914 | | | Callyna holophaea Hampson, 1911 | | | Cerynea digonia Hampson, 1914 | | | Charaxes achaemenes monticola Joicey & Talbot, 1925 | | | Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850 | Bamboo Charaxes | | Charaxes virilis Rothschild, 1900 | Blue Demon Charaxes | | Chlorochadisra pinheyi Kiriakoff, 1975 | | | Colbusa restricta Hampson, 1918 | | | Cropera nigripes Hampson, 1910 | | | Cupido quassi Karsch, 1895 | | | Cupido theophrastus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Deinopa lilacina Hampson, 1926 | | | Desmeocraera vicaria Kiriakoff, 1979 | | | Epicampoptera pallida Tams, 1925 | | | Epitoxis borguensis Hampson, 1901 | | | Eresina pseudofusca Stempffer, 1961 | Warm Sienna Eresina | | Eresina saundersi Stempffer, 1956 | Saunders´ Eresina | | Ethiopica exolivia Hampson, 1911 | | | Eublemma atrimedia Hampson, 1914 | | | Eublemma flaviciliata Hampson, 1910 | Checkered Setwing | | Eublemma guiera Bradley, 1969 | Great Pondhawk | | Eublemma melabasis Hampson, 1914 | | | Eublemma melasema Hampson, 1918 | | | Eublemma porphyrescens Hampson, 1914 | | | Eublemma robertsi Berio, 1969 | | | Eulocastra argyrogramma (Hampson, 1914) | ⇒ Ozarba argyrogramma Hampson, 1914 | | Eulocastra seminigra Hampson, 1914 | | | Eustrotia expatriata Hampson, 1914 | | | Eutelia violescens Hampson, 1912 | | | Garella nephelota Hampson, 1912 | | | Gesonia stictigramma Hampson, 1926 | | | Gracilodes metopis Hampson, 1926 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) adamastor Boisduval, 1836 | Boisduval's White-lady | | Graphium angolanus baronis Ungemach, 1932 | Northern Angola White Lady | | Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779 | Large Striped Swordtail | | Graphium leonidas leonidas Fabricius, 1793 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) policenes Cramer, 1775 | Common Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) ridleyanus White, 1843 | Acraea Swordtail | | Helicopis cupido cupido (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Helicopis cupido trinitatis Seitz, 1913 | | Isadelphina albistellata Hampson, 1926 | | | Janthinisca badia Kiriakoff, 1979 | | | Janthinisca citrina Kiriakoff, 1979 | | | Janthinisca gerda Kiriakoff, 1979 | | | Janthinisca linda Kiriakoff, 1979 | | | Lacipa croceigramma (Hampson, 1910) | ⇒ Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 | | Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 | | | Laelia fulvicosta Hampson, 1910 | | | Leucania miasticta Hampson, 1918 | | | Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) edentata (Rothschild &..., 1916) | ⇒ Leucophlebia afra Karsch, 1891 | | Liptena bassae Bethune-Baker, 1926 | Bassa Liptena | | Lithacodia griseifusa Hampson, 1914 | | | Lithacodia plumbifusa Hampson, 1914 | | | Lophotarsia minuta Hampson, 1914 | | | Ludia festiva Jordan, 1922 | | | Marcipa eucrines Bethune-Baker, 1911 | | | Meganola cretacea Hampson, 1914 | | | Meganola cretaceoides Poole, 1989 | | | Meganola dissoluta Hacker, 2012 | | | Meganola parastrigula Hacker, 2012 | | | Meganola spherographa Hacker, 2012 | | | Mesogenea excavata Hampson, 1926 | | | Metachrostis politzari Hacker, 2011 | | | Metachrostis subdardouini Hacker, 2011 | | | Metarctia panyamana (Strand, 1920) | ⇒ Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901 | | Mixocera politzari Hausmann, 1997 | | | Neaxestis piperita Hampson, 1905 | | | Neopolyptychus ancylus Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Odontestra goniosema Hampson, 1913 | | | Omphacodes minima Prout, 1913 | | | Omphax ornatimargo (Prout, 1913) | ⇒ Omphax rubriceps Warren, 1904 | | Oplerclanis boisduvali Aurivillius, 1898 | | | Oraesia politzari Behounek, Ha..., 2010 | | | Ozarba argyrogramma Hampson, 1914 | | | Ozarba leptocyma Hampson, 1914 | | | Ozarba orthogramma Hampson, 1914 | | | Paulisana grisea Kiriakoff, 1979 | | | Phylloxiphia vicina Rothschild &..., 1915 | Hooked Redwing | | Plecoptera androconiata Hampson, 1926 | | | Plecoptera costisignata Hampson, 1926 | | | Plecoptera mesostriga Hampson, 1926 | | | Plusia hemichalcea Hampson, 1913 | | | Polyptychus coryndoni Rothschild &..., 1903 | Coryndon´s Polyptychus | | Polyptychus paupercula paupercula Holland, 1889 | | | Pseudoclanis molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | Great Polyptychus | | Pseudoclanis molitor molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Pseudopolyptychus foliaceus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Raphia buchanani Rothschild, 1921 | | | Roppa rhabdophora Hampson, 1910 | | | Scopula proterocelis Prout, 1920 | | | Siccia conformis Hampson, 1914 | | | Somatina probleptica Prout, 1917 | | | Spodoptera metriodes (Bethune-Baker, 1911) | ⇒ Spodoptera littoralis Boisduval, 1833 | | Thacona tephraea Bethune-Baker, 1911 | | | Tricholoba minuta Kiriakoff, 1979 | | | Tricholoba unicolor Kiriakoff, 1979 | | | Ugia stigmaphora Hampson, 1926 | | | Xanthodonta minima Hampson, 1910 | | | Zamarada catori Bethune-Baker, 1913 | | | Zamarada griseola Fletcher D. S., 1974 | |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in North Nigeria | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
7
8 | 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 | 1
9
10 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
62
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
6
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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