Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for São Tomé and Príncipe (Central Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 162
798
1380 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 160
794
1376 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 157
784
1358 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 116
685
1236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 30
329
644 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 30
329
644 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 30
329
644 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
264
561 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
242
524 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for São Tomé and Príncipe
13 Families width 524 Species and 53 Subspecies | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 157 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 116 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 90 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 58 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in São Tomé and Príncipe | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
15
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
56
118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
136
283 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
35
89 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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