Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for India (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 701
14106
56149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 697
14097
56137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 660
13851
55355 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 419
10816
46887 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
4150
15725 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
4146
15716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 82
4133
15674 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 31
2689
10523 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 26
2468
9761 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for India
27 Families width 9761 Species and 1200 Subspecies
| Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 47 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833) | Milkweed Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 128 | Species | Taxom | | Endromidae Boisduval, 1828 | Glory Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Oriental Swallowtail Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1786 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 60 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 2800 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 976 | Species | Taxom | | Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1051 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 179 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 311 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 1204 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 296 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 273 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 94 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 341 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 53 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in India | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
159
549 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
54
128 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 4
614
2881 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 8
1054
3399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 7
587
2804 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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