Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Massachusetts (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 495
4359
9654 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 493
4355
9649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 470
4273
9434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 327
3569
8008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 62
1187
2942 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 61
1186
2941 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 59
1181
2936 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
767
1991 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
683
1610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Massachusetts
17 Families width 1610 Species and 75 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 | 314 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 310 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 65 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 611 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 61 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 90 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 54 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Massachusetts | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
41
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
7
9 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
142
311 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
378
1012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
115
202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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