Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Central America (America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 710
16581
69850 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 706
16571
69836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 676
16352
68957 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 409
13007
57703 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 80
3902
15251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 80
3902
15251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 79
3892
15219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 29
2571
10541 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 25
2361
9893 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Central America
25 Families width 9893 Species and 1802 Subspecies
| Apatelodidae Neumoegen & ..., 1894 | American Silkworm Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 118 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 91 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dioptidae (J. Bechyné, 1950) | American False Tiger Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 2577 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1622 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 736 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 976 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 113 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 640 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 1385 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 238 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 249 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 491 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 325 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 241 | Species | Taxom | | Syntomidae (Herrich Scha..., 1846) | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 32 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Central America | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
147
663 | 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 | 3
411
1665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 9
1168
4465 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
634
3099 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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