Checklist for Tribe Bunaeini Packard, 1902
and region Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1271
2495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
1005
2162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
187
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
179
483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
24
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 13
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Saturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths | 12
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Bunaeini
Packard, 1902
| 8
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Benin
8 Genera with 22 Species
Species list for Benin
22 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aurivillius arata Westwood, 1849 | | | Aurivillius horsini Bouvier, 1927 | | | Aurivillius xerophilus Rougeot, 1977 | | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Bunaeopsis ansorgei (Rothschild, 1898) | ⇒ Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849 | | Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849 | | | Bunaeopsis licharbas Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Cirina butyrospermi Vuillot, 1911 | | | Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) alopia Westwood, 1849 | | | Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) eblis Strecker, 1876 | | | Gonimbrasia eblis eblis Strecker, 1876 | | | Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | Mopane Moth | | Gonimbrasia emini Butler, 1888 | | | Gonimbrasia hecate Rougeot, 1955 | | | Gonimbrasia latifasciata Sonthonnax, 1901 | | | Gonimbrasia rhodina Rothschild, 1907 | | | Gonimbrasia waterloti Bouvier, 1930 | | | Imbrasia convexa (Butler, 1878) | ⇒ Imbrasia obscura Butler, 1878 | | Imbrasia obscura Butler, 1878 | | | Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849 | | | Nudaurelia alopia Westwood, 1849 | | | Nudaurelia eblis Strecker, 1878 | | | Nudaurelia emini Butler, 1888 | |
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