Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Hants County (Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 299
1512
2149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 299
1512
2149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 282
1459
2037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 206
1239
1778 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 40
473
732 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
473
732 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 39
472
731 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
362
599 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
336
562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Hants County
16 Families width 562 Species and 17 Subspecies | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 89 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 116 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 197 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Hants County | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
18
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
6
6 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
72
117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
178
315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
62
96 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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