Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Southeast Tanzania (South Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 206
1219
1726 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 206
1219
1726 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 192
1170
1646 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 142
1062
1540 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
393
659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 43
393
659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 42
392
658 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
275
493 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
264
481 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Southeast Tanzania
16 Families width 481 Species and 41 Subspecies | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 55 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 115 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 46 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Southeast Tanzania | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
55
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
37
58 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
77
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
95
230 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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