Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Tanzania (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 515
7763
24724 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 512
7759
24718 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 493
7662
24448 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 320
6341
21595 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
2080
8035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
2077
8031 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 65
2069
8008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
1447
6383 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 22
1325
6092 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tanzania
22 Families width 6092 Species and 1169 Subspecies
| Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1299 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 75 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 860 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 808 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 873 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 194 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 186 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 819 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 75 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 156 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 386 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 254 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Tanzania | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
125
747 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
6
5 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
225
875 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 7
699
2591 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
270
1874 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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