Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Cacao Biological Station (Guanacaste National Park, Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 286
2832
3151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 286
2832
3151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 277
2821
3136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 208
2542
2843 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 48
834
1313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 48
834
1313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 48
834
1313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
603
988 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
582
967 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cacao Biological Station
17 Families width 967 Species and 59 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 295 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 184 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 136 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 100 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 70 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 53 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Cacao Biological Station | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
48
93 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
108
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
332
556 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
94
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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