Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region South Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 308
2568
4695 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 307
2567
4694 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 293
2521
4617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 217
2235
4301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
686
1107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
686
1107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
685
1102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
425
743 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
404
719 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for South Zimbabwe
16 Families width 719 Species and 44 Subspecies | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 101 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 98 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 103 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 97 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 122 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 53 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in South Zimbabwe | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
49
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
52
108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
174
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
129
281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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