Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Fiji (Melanesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 291
1967
4329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 291
1967
4329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 285
1946
4275 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 184
1507
3438 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 48
688
1558 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 47
687
1557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
686
1550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
380
919 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
343
861 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Fiji
13 Families width 861 Species and 152 Subspecies | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 253 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 176 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 128 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 99 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 17 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Fiji | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
13
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
76
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
181
455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
73
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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