Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Transvaal (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 377
3064
5702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 377
3064
5702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 354
2978
5577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 226
2328
4540 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 60
776
1411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 60
775
1410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 59
772
1400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
382
668 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
336
600 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Transvaal
19 Families width 600 Species and 44 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 98 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 67 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 84 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 104 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 85 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Transvaal | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
24
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
46
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
145
247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
120
234 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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