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Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Cherokee (Swain County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
19
36
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
19
36
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
16
32
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
11
21
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
5
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
5
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
5
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
3
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
3
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cherokee (Swain County)
3 Families width 7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cherokee (Swain County)
6 Genera with 7 Species
Apantesis Harris, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Hypoprepia Hübner, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Hyppa Duponchel, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Marblepsis Hering, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Mimoides Brown, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 17982SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cherokee (Swain County)
7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Apantesis vittata Fabricius, 1787Banded Tiger Moth
Hypoprepia fucosa Hübner, 1825Painted Lichen Moth
Hyppa contrasta McDunnough, 1946Summer Hyppa Moth
Marblepsis tiphia Swinhoe, 1903
Mimoides ariarathes leuctra Rothschild &..., 1906
Spilosoma congrua Walker, 1855Agreeable Tiger Moth
Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798Virginia Ermine Moth

Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Cherokee (Swain County)
SuperfamilyNoctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPapilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom