Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Japan (East Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 695
12061
41020 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 692
12052
41005 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 663
11902
40651 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 434
9806
35137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 79
3104
9828 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 78
3099
9808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 76
3089
9787 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 29
2018
6301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
1786
5181 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Japan
26 Families width 5181 Species and 1386 Subspecies
| Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833) | Milkweed Butterflies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 88 | Species | Taxom | | Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Oriental Swallowtail Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1055 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 294 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1209 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 243 | Species | Taxom | | Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1236 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 179 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 199 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 468 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 114 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 112 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 117 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 103 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Japan | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
78
171 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
47
88 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 4
433
1264 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 7
892
2704 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
336
954 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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