Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Amazon region (Peru)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 70
347
515 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 70
347
515 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 64
336
505 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 50
314
484 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
234
384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
234
384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
234
384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
196
341 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
191
334 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Amazon region
12 Families width 334 Species and 4 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 54 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 134 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Amazon region | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
8
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
4
5 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
84
191 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
95
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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