Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Greater Victoria (South Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 294
1428
1785 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 292
1425
1782 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 283
1404
1740 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1189
1488 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 45
399
594 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 45
399
594 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 44
398
593 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
305
477 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
282
445 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Greater Victoria
15 Families width 445 Species and 23 Subspecies | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 47 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 89 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 162 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 53 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Greater Victoria | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
12
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
4
4 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
65
90 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
139
224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
62
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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