Species list, Checklist of Subsection Bombyces for Cook Islands (Polynesia)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	81 279 384	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	81 279 384	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	79 277 382	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	56 196 270	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	29 136 184	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	29 136 184	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	29 136 184	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856	13 83 117	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Bombyces Scopoli, 1763	11 76 105	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Cook Islands
11 Families width 105 Species and 14 Subspecies

Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	37	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	12	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	7	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	26	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	6	Species	Taxom
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)	And Sulphurs	2	Species	Taxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882	Euteliid Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894	Hatted Caterpillars	3	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	And blues	7	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	2	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Cook Islands
76 Genera with 105 Species

Achaea Hübner, 1775		2	Species	Taxom
Actinote Hübner, 1944		1	Species	Taxom
Aedia Hübner, 1758		1	Species	Taxom
Agrius Hübner, 1758		1	Species	Taxom
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1865	Cutworm	2	Species	Taxom
Amyna Guenée, 1858		2	Species	Taxom
Anisodes Guenée, 1897		1	Species	Taxom
Anomis Hubner, 1857		3	Species	Taxom
Anthophila Haworth, 1886	Bees	2	Species	Taxom
Anticarsia Hübner, 1781		1	Species	Taxom
Appias Hübner, 1862	Albatrosses	1	Species	Taxom
Argina Hübner, 1773		1	Species	Taxom
Athetis Hübner, 1863		1	Species	Taxom
Avatha Walker, 1794		1	Species	Taxom
Bastilla Swinhoe, 1852		1	Species	Taxom
Bombotelia Guenée, 1852		1	Species	Taxom
Callopistria Hübner, 1862	Fern Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Chasmina Walker, 1775		2	Species	Taxom
Chrysodeixis Hübner, 1968		4	Species	Taxom
Cleora Curtis, 1929		1	Species	Taxom
Colias Fabricius, 1758	Clouded yellows	1	Species	Taxom
Condica Walker, 1865	Groundlings And Allies	1	Species	Taxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758	Milkweeds	1	Species	Taxom
Dysgonia Hübner, 1858		2	Species	Taxom
Earias Hübner, 1977		2	Species	Taxom
Eublemma Hübner, 1864		2	Species	Taxom
Eudocima Billberg, 1763		2	Species	Taxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1874	Crows	3	Species	Taxom
Famegana Eliot, 1869		1	Species	Taxom
Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1777		2	Species	Taxom
Gymnoscelis Mabille, 1865	Pugs	2	Species	Taxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1758	Brush-footed butterflies	1	Species	Taxom
Helicoverpa Hardwick, 1852		1	Species	Taxom
Heliothis Ochsenheimer, 1852		1	Species	Taxom
Hippotion Hübner, 1793		2	Species	Taxom
Hydrillodes Guenée, 1929		1	Species	Taxom
Hypena Schrank, 1854	Bloxworth snout	4	Species	Taxom
Hypocala Guenée, 1794		1	Species	Taxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1862	Diadems	3	Species	Taxom
Ilattia Walker, 1852		1	Species	Taxom
Jamides Hübner, 1782	Ceruleans	1	Species	Taxom
Junonia Hübner, 1787	Buckeyes	1	Species	Taxom
Lacera Guenée, 1794		1	Species	Taxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767	Ceruleans and Peablues	1	Species	Taxom
Leucania Ochsenheimer, 1852		4	Species	Taxom
Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 1871		1	Species	Taxom
Lucera Walker, 0		1	Species	Taxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 1832		2	Species	Taxom
Maliattha Walker, 1880		1	Species	Taxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1775	Evening Browns	2	Species	Taxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 1873		1	Species	Taxom
Mocis Hübner, 1830		3	Species	Taxom
Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 1900		2	Species	Taxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1799	Sailer butterflies	1	Species	Taxom
Nipara Moore, 1890		1	Species	Taxom
Nola Leach, 1928		1	Species	Taxom
Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 1775		1	Species	Taxom
Othreis Hübner, 1763		1	Species	Taxom
Pectinophora Busck, 1844		1	Species	Taxom
Penicillaria Guenée, 1852		1	Species	Taxom
Pindara Moore, 1858		1	Species	Taxom
Polydesma Boisduval, 1852		1	Species	Taxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784		1	Species	Taxom
Rhesalides Prout, 1895		1	Species	Taxom
Rhynchina Guenée, 1844		2	Species	Taxom
Simplicia Guenée, 1794		2	Species	Taxom
Siseme Westwood, 1868		1	Species	Taxom
Spodoptera Guenée, 1833	Armyworm Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Thalassodes Guenée, 1857		1	Species	Taxom
Tiracola Moore, 1857		1	Species	Taxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1907	Rattlebox moths	1	Species	Taxom
Vagrans Hemming, 1874	Vagrants	2	Species	Taxom
Ziridava Walker, 1928		1	Species	Taxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1787	Grass blues	1	Species	Taxom
Zizina Chapman, 1787	Lesser Grass Blues	2	Species	Taxom
Zizula Chapman, 1775	Grass blues	1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Cook Islands
105 Species and 14 Subspecies

Achaea janata Linnaeus, 1758	Caster oil looper
Achaea serva Fabricius, 1775
Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944
Aedia leucomelas Linnaeus, 1758	Eastern Alchymist
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758	Convolvulus hawk moth
Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766	Black cutworm
Agrotis ipsilon aneituma Walker, 1865	Greasy Cutworm
Amyna axis (Guenée, 1852)	⇒ Ilattia axis Guenée, 1852
Amyna natalis Walker, 1858	Iiima moth
Anisodes samoana Warren, 1897
Anomis flava Fabricius, 1775	Cotton Looper
Anomis involuta Walker, 1857	Hibiscus Cutworm
Anomis nigritarsis Walker, 1857
Anthophila chalcotoxa (Meyrick, 1886)	⇒ Choreutis chalcotoxa Meyrick, 1886
Anthophila orthogona (Meyrick, 1886)	⇒ Choreutis orthogona Meyrick, 1886
Anticarsia irrorata Fabricius, 1781	Owl moth
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Argina astrea Drury, 1773	Crotalaria pod borer
Athetis nonagrica Walker, 1863
Avatha discolor Fabricius, 1794
Bastilla arctotaenia Guenée, 1852
Bombotelia jocosatrix (Guenée, 1852)	⇒ Penicillaria jocosatrix Guenée, 1852
Callopistria maillardi Guenée, 1862	Cutworm
Chasmina candida Walker, 1865
Chasmina tibialis Fabricius, 1775	Satin Moth
Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) acuta Walker, 1858	Tomato Looper
Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) eriosoma Doubleday, 1843	Cabbage semi-looper
Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) illuminata Robinson, 1968
Cleora stenoglypta Prout, 1929	Variable Moth
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)	⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Condica illecta Walker, 1865	Cutworm
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758	Black Weined Brown
Dysgonia arctotaenia (Guenée, 1852)	⇒ Bastilla arctotaenia Guenée, 1852
Dysgonia prisca (Walker, 1858)	⇒ Pindara prisca Walker, 1858
Earias huegeliana Holloway, 1977	Rough bollworm
Earias perhuegeli (Holloway, 1977)	⇒ Earias huegeliana Holloway, 1977
Eublemma cochylioides Guenée, 1852	Eublemma Moth
Eublemma crassiuscula Walker, 1864
Eudocima (Othreis) fullonia (Linnaeus, 1763)	⇒ Othreis fullonia Linnaeus, 1763
Eudocima (Othreis) phalonia Linnaeus, 1763
Euploea (Nipara) unicolor (Druce, 1890)	⇒ Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865
Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865
Euploea lewinii perryi Butler, 1874	Crow Butterfly
Famegana alsulus Herrich-Schä..., 1869	Black Spotted Grass Blue
Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832)	⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777
Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777	White-brow Hawk Moth
Gymnoscelis concinna Swinhoe, 1902
Gymnoscelis imparatalis Walker, 1865	Flower-looper Moth
Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758)	⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Helicoverpa assulta Guenée, 1852	Cape gooseberry budworm
Heliothis assulta (Guenée, 1852)	⇒ Helicoverpa assulta Guenée, 1852
Hippotion celerio L., 1758	Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793	Dark striated hawkmoth
Hydrillodes melanozona Collenette, 1929	Litter Moth
Hypena gonospilalis Walker, 1866
Hypena laceratalis Walker, 1859	Hypena moth
Hypena longfieldae Collenette, 1929	Lyside Sulphur
Hypena masurialis (Guenée, 1854)	⇒ Rhynchina obliqualis Kollar, 1844
Hypocala deflorata Fabricius, 1794	Moth
Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758	Blue Moon Butterfly
Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775	Blue moon
Hypolimnas bolina otaheitae C Felder, 1862
Ilattia axis Guenée, 1852
Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782	Dark Cerulean
Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787	Albin's Hampstead Eye
Lacera noctilio Fabricius, 1794
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767	Bean butterfly
Leucania (Acantholeucania) loreyi Duponchel, 1827	Cosmopolitan
Leucania (Acantholeucania) stenographa (Lower, 1900)	⇒ Leucania uda Guenée, 1852
Leucania striata Leech, 1900	Eastern Tiger Salamander
Leucania uda Guenée, 1852
Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871	Swallow Hawk
Lucera oculalis
Macroglossum hirundo (Boisduval, 1832)	⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871
Macroglossum hirundo hirundo Boisduval, 1832
Maliattha ritsemae Snellen, 1880
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758	Common evening brown
Melanitis leda solandra Fabricius, 1775	Evening Brown
Mesosemia methion maera Hewitson, 1873
Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775)	⇒ Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000
Mocis trifasciata Stephens, 1830	The Triple-barred
Mythimna (Anapoma) martoni Yoshimatsu &..., 2001
Mythimna loreyimima Lower, 1900	Sugar Cane Armyworm
Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799
Nipara unicolor (Druce, 1890)	⇒ Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865
Nola insularum Collenette, 1928
Ophiusa coronata (Fabricius, 1775)	⇒
Othreis fullonia (Linnaeus, 1763)	⇒ Eudocima phalonia Linnaeus, 1763
Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders, 1844	Bollworm
Penicillaria jocosatrix Guenée, 1852	Largae mango tip borer
Pindara prisca Walker, 1858
Polydesma boarmioides Guenée, 1852
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Rhesalides curvata Lucas, 1895
Rhynchina obliqualis Kollar, 1844
Rhynchina obliquarlis Kollar, 1844
Simplicia caeneusalis (Walker, 1859)	⇒ Simplicia cornicalis Fabricius, 1794
Simplicia cornicalis Fabricius, 1794	Tiki hut litter moth
Siseme pallas xanthogramma Bates, 1868
Spodoptera litura Fabricius, 1775	Armyworm
Spodoptera mauritia Boisduval, 1833	Grass armyworm
Thalassodes pilaria Guenée, 1857	Big Emerald
Tiracola plagiata Walker, 1857	Androng caterpillar
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907	Crimson Spotted Moth
Vagrans egista Cramer, 1780	Australian vagrant
Vagrans egista bowdenia M. R. Butler, 1874	Vagrant Butterfly
Ziridava dysorga Prout, 1928
Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787	Lesser Grass Blue
Zizina labradus Godart, 1824	Clover Blue
Zizina otis Fabricius, 1787	Bean Blue
Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775	Dainty grass-blue

Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Cook Islands

Superfamily	Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx	1 5 7	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Geometroidea Leach, 1815 Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths	1 5 6	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 Moths, Owlet moths	5 45 69	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies	4 21 23	Families Genera Species	Taxom