Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 526
5757
13395 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 522
5738
13355 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 504
5673
13247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 319
4508
10911 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 56
1151
2323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 56
1148
2320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 56
1148
2320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
737
1379 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
682
1243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Macaronesia
17 Families width 1243 Species and 126 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 337 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 174 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 47 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 301 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 162 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 76 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Macaronesia | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
32
53 | 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
82
176 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
363
672 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
204
342 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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