Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Fayette County (Kentucky, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 136
614
844 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 136
614
844 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 128
589
808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 101
515
706 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
282
404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
282
404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
282
404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
230
340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
224
334 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Fayette County (Kentucky)
12 Families width 334 Species | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 74 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 60 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 97 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 29 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Fayette County (Kentucky) | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
26
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
44
60 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
119
190 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
35
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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