Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region French Guiana (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 380
5457
14498 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 380
5457
14498 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 361
5373
14341 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 230
4404
12651 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 56
1832
5690 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 56
1832
5690 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 56
1832
5690 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1400
4829 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1354
4738 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for French Guiana
20 Families width 4738 Species and 630 Subspecies | Apatelodidae Neumoegen & ..., 1894 | American Silkworm Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 75 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1631 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 427 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 225 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 477 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 63 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 401 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 500 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 58 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 54 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 413 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 183 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 142 | Species | Taxom | | Syntomidae (Herrich Scha..., 1846) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 13 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in French Guiana | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
97
375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
150
441 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 8
767
2672 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
340
1250 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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