Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Alberta (West Canada, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 496
5124
14291 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 494
5119
14288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 471
5039
14129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 339
4317
12586 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 64
1162
3729 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 64
1161
3728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1153
3716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
778
2633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
693
2128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Alberta
15 Families width 2128 Species and 98 Subspecies | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 221 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 458 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 96 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1000 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 154 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 46 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Alberta | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
31
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
11
12 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
152
459 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
374
1267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
125
330 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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