Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Australia (Australasia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 937
21291
104803 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 933
21259
104731 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 882
20999
104014 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 536
16084
86183 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 98
4838
18256 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 96
4803
18204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 91
4774
18052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 32
2653
8835 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 27
2315
7292 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Australia
28 Families width 7292 Species and 857 Subspecies
| Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Carthaeidae Common, 1966 | Australian Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833) | Milkweed Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Endromidae Boisduval, 1828 | Glory Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Oriental Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1570 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 115 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 2165 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 554 | Species | Taxom | | Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1133 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 291 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 141 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 656 | Species | Taxom | | Oenosandridae Miller, 1991 | Snub Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 141 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 163 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 135 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 130 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Australia | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 7
95
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
18
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 4
671
2219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 9
1059
3293 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
472
1549 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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