Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Maine (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 426
3330
7483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 425
3327
7479 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 406
3251
7308 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 296
2764
6284 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 62
1160
3409 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 61
1159
3408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 59
1154
3402 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
727
2078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
631
1580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Maine
17 Families width 1580 Species and 60 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 276 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 335 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 626 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 83 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Maine | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
39
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
8
9 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
134
338 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
358
985 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
92
173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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