Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Melanesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 591
9292
32656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 588
9284
32647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 562
9130
32273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 355
7129
27028 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 72
2157
6319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 70
2154
6314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 69
2152
6306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
1436
4642 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
1294
4335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Melanesia
24 Families width 4335 Species and 1745 Subspecies #ABCDEGLMNPRSU
| Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833) | Milkweed Butterflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Endromidae Boisduval, 1828 | Glory Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 804 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1034 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 654 | Species | Taxom | | Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Mirinidae (Kozlov, 1985) | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 272 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 82 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 672 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 155 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 293 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 135 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 38 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Melanesia | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 7
69
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
8
11 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
333
1082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 7
486
1246 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
398
1828 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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