Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 569
8211
23107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 566
8203
23100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 541
8080
22778 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 342
6365
19175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 76
2424
8034 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 76
2424
8034 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 74
2417
8025 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
1815
6573 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
1628
5798 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ecuador
23 Families width 5798 Species and 1755 Subspecies #ABCDEGLNPRSU
| Apatelodidae Neumoegen & ..., 1894 | American Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 71 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1014 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1152 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 400 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 195 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 269 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 1454 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 133 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 249 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 386 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 199 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 190 | Species | Taxom | | Syntomidae (Herrich Scha..., 1846) | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 13 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Ecuador | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
125
430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
2
3 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
330
1166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 8
612
1577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
559
2622 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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