Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 365
2609
4525 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 364
2608
4523 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 351
2557
4450 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 219
1949
3371 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
750
1341 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
750
1341 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
750
1341 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
488
910 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
467
884 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Jamaica
19 Families width 884 Species and 155 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 208 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 143 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 60 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 155 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 107 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Jamaica | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
29
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
1
0 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
83
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 7
221
411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
133
263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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