Checklist of Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
for Cameroon (Central Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 426
5796
18192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 426
5796
18192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 408
5715
17984 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 262
4582
15900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 61
1766
7363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 61
1765
7362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1763
7360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1234
5925 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
1144
5756 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
107
546 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 5
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cameroon
5 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Cameroon
10 Species | Amusaron kolga Druce, 1887 | | | Amusaron pruinosa Grünberg, 1907 | | | Norasuma kolga (Druce, 1887) | ⇒ Amusaron kolga Druce, 1887 | | Norasuma pruinosa (Grünberg, 1907) | ⇒ Amusaron pruinosa Grünberg, 1907 | | Ocinara grisea (Gaede, 1927) | ⇒ Vingerhoedtia grisea Gaede, 1927 | | Ocinara ruficollis (Strand, 1911) | ⇒ Vingerhoedtia ruficollis Strand, 1911 | | Racinoa flavalineosa Darge, 2016 | | | Racinoa manengoubensis Darge, 2016 | | | Vingerhoedtia grisea Gaede, 1927 | | | Vingerhoedtia ruficollis Strand, 1911 | |
Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Cameroon
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