Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Colchester County (Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 247
1058
1364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 246
1057
1363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 232
1014
1285 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 173
872
1113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
313
446 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
313
446 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
313
446 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
249
368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
226
337 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Colchester County
12 Families width 337 Species and 10 Subspecies | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 94 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 85 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 18 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Colchester County | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
17
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
4
4 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
60
94 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
103
149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
42
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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