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Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Saldanha Bay (West Coast District)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
58
158
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
58
158
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
57
157
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
44
139
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
8
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
8
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
8
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
5
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
5
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saldanha Bay
5 Families width 11 Species and 2 Subspecies
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths3SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saldanha Bay
9 Genera with 11 Species
Aloeides Hübner, 1819
Coppers0SpeciesTaxom
Centrarthra Hampson, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoritis Butler, 1938Coppers4SpeciesTaxom
Dismorphia Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Eulasia Truqui, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Hypothyris Hübner, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Perizoma Hübner, 1914Carpets1SpeciesTaxom
Scardamia Guenée, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Tarsocera Butler, 18681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saldanha Bay
11 Species and 2 Subspecies
Centrarthra brunnea Warren, 1914
Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864Burnished Opal
Chrysoritis felthami Trimen, 1904Feltham´s Opal
Chrysoritis pyroeis Trimen, 1864Sand-dune Opal
Chrysoritis zonarius Riley, 1938Donkey Daisy Copper
Dismorphia eunoe euryope (P.H. Lucas, 1852)⇒ Dismorphia eunoe eunoe E. Doubleday, 1844
Eulasia (Vittateulasia) bombylius Fabricius, 1787
Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867
Perizoma eviscerata Warren, 1914
Scardamia chrysolina Meyrick, 1892
Tarsocera cassina Butler, 1868Sand-dune Widow

Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Saldanha Bay
SuperfamilyGeometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNoctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPapilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
3
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom