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Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Cerro Tortuguero (Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
173
1560
1851
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
172
1559
1851
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
168
1545
1835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
128
1407
1722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
738
1181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
738
1181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
738
1181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
532
917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
518
905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cerro Tortuguero
16 Families width 905 Species and 32 Subspecies
Apatelodidae Neumoegen & ..., 1894American Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths9SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths8SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths358SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths8SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths128SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies6SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms132SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars28SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths95SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals29SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos5SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones10SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies5SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths24SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths59SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Cerro Tortuguero
SuperfamilyBombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
45
92
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGeometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
1
73
128
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNoctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
352
630
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPapilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
48
55
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom