Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for China (East Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 998
16340
78051 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 995
16333
78038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 921
16006
77323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 542
11783
60181 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
3387
12643 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 83
3371
12623 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 80
3353
12499 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 32
2320
8708 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 28
2097
7688 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for China
30 Families width 7688 Species and 2067 Subspecies
| Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833) | Milkweed Butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 173 | Species | Taxom | | Endromidae Boisduval, 1828 | Glory Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Oriental Swallowtail Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1387 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 256 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1572 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 817 | Species | Taxom | | Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mirinidae (Kozlov, 1985) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1057 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 89 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 249 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 1294 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 283 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 243 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 55 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 77 | Species | Taxom | | Satyridae Boisduval, 1833 | Browns | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 239 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 120 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in China | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 8
127
385 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
60
173 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 4
438
1611 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 8
963
2825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 7
509
2694 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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