Checklist of Family Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 (Castniid moths)
for Cape Verde (Macaronesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 324
1948
2763 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 323
1946
2758 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 316
1925
2732 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 210
1514
2126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
483
725 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
483
725 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
483
725 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
354
563 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
| 3
21
33 | 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 Cape Verde
1 Genera with 1 Species
Species list for Cape Verde
1 Species
Subnodes of Castniidae with occurrences in Cape Verde
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