Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Nyanga District (Manicaland, Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 38
92
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 38
92
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 34
88
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 34
88
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 11
17
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 11
17
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 11
17
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 7
13
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 7
13
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nyanga District
7 Families width 17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Nyanga District
13 Genera with 17 Species | Aeropetes Billberg, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Aloeides Hübner, 1819 | Coppers | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrophora Guenée, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blenina Walker, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiasmia Hübner, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1855 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypotephrina Janse, 1998 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1945 | Giant Cupids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1865 | Dotted Borders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paralacydes Aurivillius, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pardopsis Trimen, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nyanga District
17 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aeropetes tulbaghia Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Pride | | Argyrophora confluens Krüger, 1999 | | | Blenina albifascia Pinhey, 1968 | | | Bunaeopsis bomfordi Pinhey, 1962 | | | Chiasmia pinheyi Krüger, 2001 | | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Hypotephrina nyangae Krüger, 1998 | | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Lepidochrysops chloauges Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Jade Blue | | Lepidochrysops coxii Pinhey, 1945 | Cox´s Blue | | Lepidochrysops inyangae Pimhey, 1945 | Nyanga Blue | | Lepidochrysops peculiaris Rogenhofer, 1894 | Peculiar Blue | | Lepidochrysops ruthica Pennington, 1953 | Ruth´s Blue | | Lepidochrysops violetta Pinhey, 1945 | Violet Blue | | Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865 | Rüppel´s Dotted Border | | Paralacydes bomfordi Pinhey, 1968 | | | Pardopsis punctatissima Boisduval, 1833 | Polka Dot |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Nyanga District | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
3
3 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 2
2
2 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
7
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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