Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Republic South Africa (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 745
14328
54098 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 741
14296
53982 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 707
14078
53328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 438
11347
46507 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
3531
14375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
3525
14352 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 82
3508
14214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 30
2014
8369 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
1823
7607 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Republic South Africa
24 Families width 7607 Species and 949 Subspecies
| Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Oriental Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1916 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 98 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1701 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 603 | Species | Taxom | | Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1689 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 195 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 257 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 474 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 64 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 112 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 152 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 184 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 42 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Republic South Africa | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
135
450 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
12
14 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 4
343
1746 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 7
984
4116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
349
1281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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