Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Kentucky (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 433
3251
6874 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 431
3247
6871 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 407
3152
6692 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 287
2660
5716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
1217
3317 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 66
1216
3316 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 64
1214
3313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
736
1999 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
645
1539 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kentucky
17 Families width 1539 Species and 35 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 343 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 310 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 539 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 78 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 53 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Kentucky | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
44
79 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
6
7 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
136
312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
359
964 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
100
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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