Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Great Britain (United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 840
11389
39707 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 837
11379
39691 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 766
11131
39156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 470
9173
34578 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 82
2400
7142 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 80
2383
7117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 76
2367
7064 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 26
1520
4078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 22
1345
3249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Great Britain
22 Families width 3249 Species and 1532 Subspecies
| Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Endromidae Boisduval, 1828 | Glory Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 429 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 806 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 203 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1051 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 88 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 303 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 68 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 87 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Satyridae Boisduval, 1833 | Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 70 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Great Britain | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
62
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
18
26 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
321
808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 7
616
1619 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
328
686 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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