Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Mercer (Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 49
105
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 49
105
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 44
100
126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 37
92
117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 8
31
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 8
31
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 8
31
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 7
27
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 7
27
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Mercer (Edgecombe County)
7 Families width 31 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Mercer (Edgecombe County)
27 Genera with 31 Species #ACDHLMPRS
| Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1874 | Dagger moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphipyra Ochsenheimer, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anagrapha McDunnough, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenurgina McDunnough, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caripeta Walker, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1818 | Underwing moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charadra Walker, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Condica Walker, 1911 | Groundlings And Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diarsia Hübner, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicoverpa Hardwick, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucania Ochsenheimer, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesene Doubleday, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Peridroma Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polia Ochsenheimer, 1852 | Pale shining brown | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raphia Hübner, 1864 | Raffia palm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mercer (Edgecombe County)
31 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acronicta americana Harris, 1841 | American Dagger | | Acronicta dactylina Grote, 1874 | Alder Dagger | | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Amphipyra pyramidoides Guenée, 1852 | American Copper Underwing | | Anagrapha falcifera Kirby, 1837 | Celery Looper | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809 | Clover Looper | | Caripeta angustiorata Walker, 1862 | Brown Pine Looper | | Caripeta piniata Packard, 1870 | Northern Pine Looper | | Catocala crataegi Saunders, 1876 | Chokeberry Underwing | | Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818 | Catocala plum | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Charadra deridens Guenée, 1852 | Laugher | | Condica andrena Smith, 1911 | Rough triggerfish | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Diarsia jucunda Walker, 1857 | Smaller Pinkish Dart | | Helicoverpa zea Boddie, 1850 | American bollworm | | Leucania commoides Guenée, 1852 | Comma Wainscot | | Leucania multilinea Walker, 1856 | Engelmann's milkweed | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca brontes pamphilius Cramer, 1782 | | | Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923) | ⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868 | | Mythimna (Pseudaletia) unipuncta Haworth, 1809 | American armyworm | | Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839 | Big poplar sphinx | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Peridroma saucia Hübner, 1808 | Pearly Underwing | | Polia imbrifera Guenée, 1852 | Cloudy Arches | | Raphia frater Grote, 1864 | Brother | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Sphinx gordius (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Theretra cajus Cramer, 1777 |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Mercer (Edgecombe County) | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
8
8 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
1
2 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 2
14
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 2
4
4 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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