Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 524
5674
16553 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 521
5665
16543 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 503
5612
16419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 358
4728
14237 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
1173
3969 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 66
1172
3968 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 63
1166
3954 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
773
2749 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
683
2260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for British Columbia
17 Families width 2260 Species and 165 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 218 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 533 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 112 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1021 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 164 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 47 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in British Columbia | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
28
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
9
18 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
163
534 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
357
1286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
126
362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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