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Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Golden Horseshoe (Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
362
2497
3974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
361
2496
3973
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
346
2460
3924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
255
2088
3408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
674
1274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
674
1274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
670
1270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
448
882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
388
701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Golden Horseshoe
15 Families width 701 Species and 31 Subspecies
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids7SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths113SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths153SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies17SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms262SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars10SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths37SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals44SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos9SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones13SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies5SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths23SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Golden Horseshoe
SuperfamilyBombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
19
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDrepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths
1
6
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGeometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
2
89
155
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNoctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
216
424
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPapilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
58
88
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom