AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Florida (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
7570
18391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7566
18388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
7444
18087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
346
6063
14862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
69
1954
4896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
69
1954
4896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
1950
4892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
1145
2822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
1031
2423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Florida
18 Families width 2423 Species and 220 Subspecies
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths6SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths4SpeciesTaxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids3SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths611SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths17SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths377SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies122SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms630SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars35SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths94SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals240SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos54SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones68SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies17SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths35SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths101SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths8SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Florida
SuperfamilyBombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
75
141
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDrepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths
1
4
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGeometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
2
170
385
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNoctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
534
1393
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPapilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
248
501
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom