Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Rwanda (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 253
2144
4667 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 253
2144
4667 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 244
2114
4616 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 171
1845
4258 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
719
1675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
718
1673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
718
1673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
570
1448 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
552
1425 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Rwanda
18 Families width 1425 Species and 170 Subspecies | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 326 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 397 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 65 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 123 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 198 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 54 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 80 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Rwanda | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
66
148 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
147
401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
231
520 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
108
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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