Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region El Salvador (Central America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 259
1677
2897 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 258
1676
2896 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 248
1635
2825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 176
1334
2414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 33
298
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 33
298
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
298
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
221
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
211
300 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for El Salvador
13 Families width 300 Species and 73 Subspecies | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 127 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in El Salvador | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
16
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
17
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
48
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
130
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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