Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Swellendam (Overberg District)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 74
181
188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 74
181
188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 74
181
188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 62
166
170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 13
25
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 13
25
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
25
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 5
15
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 4
14
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Swellendam
4 Families width 13 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Swellendam
14 Genera with 13 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1764 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1782 | Coppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Axiodes Warren, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cassionympha van Son, G., 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Chrysoritis Butler, 1898 | Coppers | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanogynis Guenée, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Emesis Fabricius, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Melampias Hübner, 1819 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonympha Wallengren, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Swellendam
13 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764 | Garden Acraea | | Aloeides almeida C. Felder, 1862 | Almeida Copper | | Aloeides pierus Cramer, 1782 | Dull Copper | | Axiodes insciata Felder, 1874 | | | Cacyreus dicksoni Pennington, 1962 | Dickson's Geranium Bronze | | Cassionympha cassius Godart, 1824 | Rainforest Brown | | Drepanogynis insciata Felder & Rog..., 1875 | | | Emesis ocypore zelotes Hewitson, 1872 | | | Pseudonympha magus Fabricius, 1793 | Silver-bottom Brown | | Pseudonympha varii Van Son, 1955 | Vari's Brown | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Swellendam
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