Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region India (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 703
14141
56254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 699
14132
56242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 662
13883
55452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 420
10836
46964 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
4154
15751 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
4150
15742 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 82
4137
15700 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 31
2691
10546 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 26
2470
9783 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for India
27 Families width 9783 Species and 1226 Subspecies #ABCDEGHLMNPRSUY
| 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 | 1790 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 60 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 2802 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 984 | Species | Taxom | | Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1055 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 179 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 311 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 1208 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 296 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 274 | 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 | 340 | 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
158
548 | 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
2883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 8
1056
3407 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 7
588
2817 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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