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Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Mediterranean Sea (Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
52
134
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
51
133
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
48
126
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
44
92
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
22
58
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
22
58
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
22
58
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
30
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
29
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mediterranean Sea
9 Families width 40 Species and 3 Subspecies
Noctuidae (Latreille, 1809)Armyworms17SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae (Leach, 1815)Erebid Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths7SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mediterranean Sea
29 Genera with 40 Species
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Aedophron Lederer, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1853Cutworm3SpeciesTaxom
Anarta Ochsenheimer, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Brithys Hübner, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1835Underwing moths2SpeciesTaxom
Clostera Samouelle, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1887Heaths2SpeciesTaxom
Cryphia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Dichagyris Lederer, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Discestra Hampson, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Egira Duponchel, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Ennomos Treitschke, 18093SpeciesTaxom
Epione Duponchel, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Epirrita Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Erannis Hübner, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1804Dappled whites1SpeciesTaxom
Eupithecia Curtis, 1856Pug Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1767Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Grammia Rambur, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 0Bluebottles and Jays1SpeciesTaxom
Hadula Staudinger, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764Diadems1SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1916Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Trigonophora Hübner, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Yigoga Nye, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1865Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mediterranean Sea
40 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aedophron (Aedophron) rhodites Eversmann, 1851
Agrotis alexandriensis (Baker, 1894)⇒ Agrotis ripae Fabricius, 1794
Agrotis ripae Fabricius, 1794Sand Dart
Agrotis truculenta (Lederer, 1853)⇒ Dichagyris truculenta Lederer, 1853
Anarta (Calocestra) odontites Boisduval, 1829
Brithys crini Fabricius, 1775Amaryllis Borer
Brithys encausta (Hübner, 1827)⇒ Brithys crini Fabricius, 1775
Brithys nipponica (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Brithys crini Fabricius, 1775
Brithys pancratii (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Brithys crini Fabricius, 1775
Brithys vertenteni (Hulstaert, 1924)⇒ Brithys crini Fabricius, 1775
Catocala (Ephesia) eutychea Treitschke, 1835
Catocala delicata (Treitschke, 1835)⇒ Catocala eutychea Treitschke, 1835
Clostera albosigma Fitch, 1856Rustylined leaftier
Coenonympha corinna Hübner, 1803Corsican Heath
Coenonympha elbana Staudinger, 1887Corsican Heath
Cryphia (Euthales) algae Fabricius, 1775Tree-lichen Beauty
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Dichagyris (Dichagyris) truculenta Lederer, 1853
Discestra microdon (Boisduval, 1829)⇒ Anarta odontites Boisduval, 1829
Egira tibori Hreblay, 1994
Ennomos erosaria Denis & Schi..., 1775September Thorn
Ennomos erosarius Denis & Schi..., 1775September Thorn
Ennomos fuscantaria Haworth, 1809Dusky Thorn
Epione repandaria Hufnagel, 1767Bordered Beauty
Epirrita dilutata Denis & Schi..., 1775November Moth
Erannis defoliaria Clerck, 1759Great winter moth
Euchloe (Euchloe) tagis (Hübner, 1804)⇒ Iberochloe tagis Hübner, 1803
Eupithecia expallidata Doubleday, 1856Bleached Pug
Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767Cleopatra
Grammia oithona (Strecker, 1878)⇒ Grammia phyllira Drury, 1773
Graphium aristeus aristeus
Hadula odontites (Boisduval, 1829)⇒ Anarta odontites Boisduval, 1829
Hyles cretica (Eitschberger..., 1998)⇒ Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834
Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834Barbary Spurge Hawk-moth
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764Common Diadem
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836
Parnassius mnemosyne argiope Fruhstorfer, 1916
Trigonophora (Trigonophora) flammea Esper, 1785Flame Brocade
Yigoga truculenta (Lederer, 1853)⇒ Dichagyris truculenta Lederer, 1853
Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865African Grass Blue

Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Mediterranean Sea
SuperfamilyBombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGeometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
1
5
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNoctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
14
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPapilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
9
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom