Checklist for Family Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 (Castniid moths)
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
| Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
| 3
8
9 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Castnioidea
Boisduval, 1828
| 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Castniidae
Boisduval, 1828
Castniid moths, Giant Butterfly Moths, Sun moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Benin
1 Genera with 1 Species
Species list for Benin
1 Species
Subnodes of Castniidae with occurrences in Benin
Links, sources and further information Castniidae at artfakta.se
Castniidae at gbif.org
Castniidae at irmng.org
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