Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Malta (Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 219
1410
2522 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 217
1408
2520 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 214
1399
2507 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 151
1142
2018 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 44
576
1048 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 44
576
1048 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 44
576
1048 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
331
643 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
293
564 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Malta
12 Families width 564 Species and 35 Subspecies | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 75 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 86 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 228 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 64 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 12 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Malta | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
9
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
44
86 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
155
317 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
85
147 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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