Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Antigua and Barbuda (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 117
492
806 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 117
492
806 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 112
482
792 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 76
396
670 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 39
262
352 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 39
262
352 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 38
261
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
175
247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
148
211 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Antigua and Barbuda
15 Families width 211 Species and 6 Subspecies | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Antigua and Barbuda | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
19
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
29
50 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
89
127 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
10
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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