Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Mitchell County (North Carolina, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 59
109
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 59
109
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 54
100
101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 46
89
88 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
24
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
24
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 12
24
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
18
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
18
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Mitchell County (North Carolina)
10 Families width 20 Species and 2 Subspecies | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae (Grote, 1895) | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Mitchell County (North Carolina)
18 Genera with 20 Species | Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1766 | Cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1818 | Underwing moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Entephria Hübner, 1908 | Carpets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptoieta Doubleday, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1819 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypenula Grote, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1897 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macaria Curtis, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesene Doubleday, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mitchell County (North Carolina)
20 Species and 2 Subspecies | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766 | Black cutworm | | Boloria (Clossiana) bellona Fabricius, 1775 | Meadow Fritillary | | Catocala praeclara Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Praeclara Underwing | | Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818 | Catocala plum | | Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856 | | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Entephria lagganata Taylor, 1908 | | | Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773 | Achemon sphinx | | Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775 | Variegated Fritillary | | Eurema daira Godart, 1819 | Barred Sulphur | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Hypenula cacuminalis Walker, 1858 | Long-Horned Owlet | | Lethe (Enodia) creola (Skinner, 1897) | ⇒ Enodia creola Skinner, 1897 | | Macaria signaria Hübner, 1809 | Common Angle | | Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923) | ⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868 | | Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | Canadian tiger swallowtail | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773 | America Painted Lady |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Mitchell County (North Carolina) | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
3
3 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
2
2 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 2
3
4 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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