Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Lesser Antilles (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 250
1635
2957 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 249
1633
2955 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 242
1602
2916 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 171
1345
2576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
313
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
313
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
313
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
200
306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
193
299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Lesser Antilles
13 Families width 299 Species and 76 Subspecies | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 54 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 77 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Lesser Antilles | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
18
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
12
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
32
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
131
204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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