Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Dominica (Windward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 207
874
1329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 207
874
1329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 201
855
1307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 130
629
1002 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
147
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
147
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
147
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
89
144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
85
139 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Dominica
12 Families width 139 Species and 35 Subspecies | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815) | And blues | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae (Latreille, 1809) | Armyworms | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae (Leach, 1815) | Cankerworm moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Dominica
85 Genera with 139 Species
| Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1824 | Sister | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allosmaitia Harry Kendon..., 1904 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Amauridia | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaea Hübner, 1825 | Leafwings | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1763 | Peacocks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anteos Hübner, 1775 | Angled Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antiblemma Huebner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphrissa Butler, 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1777 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1764 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1971 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Biblis Fabricius, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calisto Hübner, 1824 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorostrymon Clench, 1770 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1875 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cisthene Walker, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Composia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 0 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dione Hübner, 1779 | Silverspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doxocopa Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryas Hübner, 1917 | Julia Heliconians | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ectropis Hübner, 1825 | Engrailed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Electrostrymon Clench, 1914 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eretris Thieme, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eunica Hübner, 1782 | Purplewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptoieta Doubleday, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1836 | Grass yellow | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Euselasia Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ganyra Billberg, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glutophrissa Hübner, 1947 | Albatrosses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gonodonta Hübner, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamadryas Hübner, 1916 | Calicoes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1767 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiceras Guenée, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heraclides Hübner, 1794 | Giant swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterochroma Guenée, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterosais Godman & Salvin, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Historis Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypercompe Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iridopsis Warren, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1867 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kricogonia Reakirt, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1857 | Common Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Libytheana Michener, 1819 | New World Snouts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycomorpha Harris, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marpesia Hübner, 1776 | Daggerwings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Memphis Hübner, 1884 | Leafwings | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mestra Hübner, 1776 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nelphe Herrich-Schä..., 2016 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nemoria Hübner, 1906 | Emerald | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheloleuca Butler, 1776 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Obrima Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1796 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1881 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pectinophora Busck, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 1928 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Phyprosopus Grote, 1890 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pilipectus Bethune-Baker, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pimprana Moore, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Procalypta Butler, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protographium Munroe, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1947 | Grass yellow | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Racheospila Guenée, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhabdodryas Godman & Salvin, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rifargia Walker, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1852 | Armyworm Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1780 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Synchlora Guenée, 1794 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syntomeida Harris, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1877 | Hairstreaks | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Urania Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranophora Hübner, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Dominica
139 Species and 35 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837 | Bredow'S Sister | | Adelpha eulalia (Doubleday, 1848) | ⇒ Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837 | | Adelpha gelania Godart, 1824 | Antillean Sister | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Allosmaitia coelebs Herrich-Schä..., 1862 | Cuban Hairstreak | | Allosmaitia piplea Godman & Salvin, 1896 | Godman´s Hairstreak | | Allosmaitia subobscura (P.I. Lathy, 1904) | ⇒ Allosmaitia piplea Godman & Salvin, 1896 | | Amauridia albipunctilla Schaus, 1916 | | | Anaea aidea Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | Tropical Leafwing | | Anaea troglodyta (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Anaea aidea Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | | Anaea troglodyta troglodyta Fabricius, 1775 | Florida Leafwing | | Anaea verticordia Hübner, 1825 | | | Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763 | Biscuit | | Anartia jatrophae jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763 | White Peacock | | Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775 | Angled Sulphur | | Antiblemma odontozona Hampson, 1926 | | | Aphrissa orbis Poey, 1832 | Orbed Sulphur | | Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777 | Florida Sulphur | | Appias (Glutophrissa) drusilla Cramer, 1777 | Amarilla White | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Ascia josephina (Godart, 1819) | ⇒ Ganyra josephina Godart, 1819 | | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758 | Black page | | Battus polydamas dominicus Rothschild &..., 1906 | Polydamas Swallowtail | | Battus zetes (Westwood, 1847) | ⇒ Battus zetides Munroe, 1971 | | Battus zetides Munroe, 1971 | Zetides Swallowtail | | Biblis hyperia Cramer, 1779 | Crimson-banded Black | | Calisto confusa Lathy, 1899 | Confused Calisto | | Calisto hysius Godart, 1824 | | | Chlorostrymon clenchi W. Comstock ..., 1943 | Dominican Hairstreak | | Chlorostrymon maesites Herrich-Schä..., 1864 | Amethyst Hairstreak | | Chlorostrymon simaethis Drury, 1773 | Key Lime Hairstreak | | Chlorostrymon simaethis simaethis Drury, 1770 | Silver-banded Hairstreak | | Chlosyne hyperia adelina Staudinger, 1875 | | | Cisthene polyzona Druce, 1885 | | | Composia credula Fabricius, 1775 | | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus insularis | | | Dione juno Cramer, 1779 | Juno Heliconian | | Doxocopa thoe Godart, 1824 | Hispaniolan Emperor | | Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775 | Flambeau | | Dryas iulia dominicana Hall, 1917 | Julia | | Electrostrymon angerona Godman & Salvin, 1896 | Angerona Hairstreak | | Electrostrymon dominicana Lathy, 1904 | Dominican Hairstreak | | Electrostrymon otoheba (H.G. Dyar, 1914) | ⇒ Electrostrymon dominicana Lathy, 1904 | | Eretris calisto calisto C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | | Eublemma bolinia Hampson, 1902 | | | Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | Banded Sphinx | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Eunica monima Cramer, 1782 | Dingy purplewing | | Euptoieta claudia claudia (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Euptoieta claudia daunius Herbst, 1798 | | Euptoieta claudia daunius Herbst, 1798 | Variegated Fritillary | | Eurema daira Godart, 1819 | Barred Sulphur | | Eurema elathea Cramer, 1777 | Banded Yellow | | Eurema leuce Boisduval, 1836 | Hall´s Sulphur | | Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | Little Sulfur | | Eurema nicippe (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | | Eurema venusta (Boisduval, 1836) | ⇒ Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836 | | Euselasia sergia sergia | Sergia Euselasia | | Ganyra josephina Godart, 1819 | Giant White | | Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777 | | Glutophrissa drusilla comstocki Dillon, 1947 | Florida White | | Gonodonta incurva Sepp, 1840 | Green Tree Frog | | Hamadryas amphichloe diasia Fruhstorfer, 1916 | Caribbean Cracker | | Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767 | Florida Zebra Longwing | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Hemiceras domingonis Dyar, 1908 | | | Heraclides aristodemus aristodemus Esper, 1794 | Schaus´ Swallowtail | | Heterochroma postalbida Dyar, 1914 | | | Heterosais giulia edessa (covella R.F...., 1958) | ⇒ Heterosais giulia pallidula Haensch, 1903 | | Historis odius Fabricius, 1775 | Grape Shoemaker | | Hypercompe trinitatis Rothschild, 1910 | | | Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869 | Malayan Egg-fly | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Iridopsis idonearia Walker, 1860 | | | Junonia evarete Cramer, 1779 | Black Mangrove Buckeye | | Junonia zonalis (Felder, 1867) | ⇒ Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780 | | Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793 | Castalia Sulphur | | Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819) | ⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793 | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Leptotes cassius cassioides Boisduval, 1870 | Cassius Blue | | Leptotes cassius cassius (Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Leptotes cassius theonus Lucas, 1857 | | Leptotes cassius chadwicki (Comstock & H..., 1946) | ⇒ Leptotes cassius cassioides Boisduval, 1870 | | Leptotes cassius theonus Lucas, 1857 | Cassius Blue | | Libytheana fulvescens Lathy, 1904 | Dominican Snout | | Libytheana terena Godart, 1819 | Antillean Snout | | Lycomorpha pholus pholus | | | Marpesia eleuchea Hübner, 1816 | Antillean dagger wing | | Marpesia petreus Cramer, 1776 | Mexican Ruddy Daggerwing | | Memphis acidalia memphis C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | | Memphis dominicana Godman & Salvin, 1884 | Godman´s Leaf | | Memphis dominicana dominicana Godman & Salvin, 1884 | Dominican Leafwing | | Memphis verticordia dominicana F.D. Godman ..., 1884 | | | Mestra cana (Erichson, 1848) | ⇒ Mestra dorcas Fabricius, 1775 | | Mestra dorcas Fabricius, 1775 | Jamaican Mestra | | Mestra hersilia hersilia Fabricius, 1776 | South American Mestra | | Nelphe dominica Pinheiro, 2016 | | | Nemoria rectilinea Warren, 1906 | | | Nepheloleuca atomaria Dyar, 1914 | | | Nepheloleuca illiturata Guenée, 1898 | | | Nepheloleuca politia Cramer, 1776 | | | Obrima pyraloides Walker, 1856 | Green milkweed | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Papilio (Heraclides) andraemon Hübner, 1818 | Bahama Swallowtail | | Papilio machaonides Esper, 1796 | Machaonides Swallowtail | | Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881 | Alaskan Parnassian | | Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders, 1844 | Bollworm | | Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777 | Coffee Sphinx | | Perigonia lusca major Clark, 1928 | | | Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836 | Large orange sulfur | | Phoebis agarithe pupillata Dillon, 1947 | Large Orange Sulphur | | Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763 | Jaune D´Abricot | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Phoebis sennae marcellina Cramer, 1777 | Cloudless Sulphur | | Phoebis trite Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Phyprosopus fastigiata (Herrich-Scha..., 1868) | ⇒ Pimprana atkinsoni Moore, 1879 | | Phyprosopus fastigiatus (Herrich-Scha..., 1868) | ⇒ Pimprana atkinsoni Moore, 1879 | | Phyprosopus intertribulus (Dyar, 1921) | ⇒ Pimprana atkinsoni Moore, 1879 | | Phyprosopus tristriga Möschler, 1890 | | | Pilipectus taiwanus Wileman, 1915 | | | Pimprana atkinsoni Moore, 1879 | | | Procalypta subcyanea victorina Druce, 1884 | | | Protographium zonaria Butler, 1869 | | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Pyrisitia leuce antillarum A. Hall, 1936 | Leuce Yellow | | Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836 | Pale Yellow | | Pyrisitia venusta emanona Dillon, 1947 | Pale Yellow | | Racheospila sanctaecrucis (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Synchlora herbaria Fabricius, 1794 | | Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758 | Straight-line Sulphur | | Rifargia chocotoa Dyar, 1914 | | | Spodoptera eridania Stoll, 1781 | Cramer southern armyworm | | Spodoptera eudiopta (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Spodoptera ornithogalli Guenée, 1852 | | Spodoptera flavimedia (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Spodoptera ornithogalli Guenée, 1852 | | Spodoptera frugiperda Smith & Abbot, 1797 | Corn leaf worm | | Spodoptera latifascia Walker, 1856 | Garden Armyworm | | Spodoptera lineatella (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Spodoptera ornithogalli Guenée, 1852 | | Spodoptera ornithogalli Guenée, 1852 | Cotton Cutworm | | Spodoptera variolosa (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Spodoptera latifascia Walker, 1856 | | Strymon acis Drury, 1773 | Acis Hairstreak | | Strymon acis acis Drury, 1773 | Caribbean Scrub-Hairstreak | | Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | Bubastes Hairstreak | | Strymon columella Fabricius, 1793 | Columella Hairstreak | | Strymon sapota (Stoll, 1780) | ⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | | Synchlora herbaria Fabricius, 1794 | | | Synchlora hulstiana (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Synchlora herbaria Fabricius, 1794 | | Syntomeida syntomoides Boisduval, 1836 | | | Thecla dominicana Lathy, 1904 | | | Thecla otoheba Dyar, 1914 | | | Thecla ponce (Stoll, 1780) | ⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | | Thecla salona (Hewitson, 1868) | ⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | | Thecla sapota (Hewitson, 1877) | ⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | | Urania leilus leilus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Uranophora rabdonota Hampson, 1898 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771 | | | Xylophanes chiron lucianus Rothschild &..., 1906 | |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Dominica | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 1
6
7 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
7
9 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
22
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
50
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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