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Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Monteverde Biological Reserve (Monteverde Canton, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
216
1835
1840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
216
1835
1840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
212
1830
1834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
164
1663
1683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
42
613
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
42
613
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
42
613
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
467
748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
455
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Monteverde Biological Reserve
15 Families width 740 Species and 35 Subspecies
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths2SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths9SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths255SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths189SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies7SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms73SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars10SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths67SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals40SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos6SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones8SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies6SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths29SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths37SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Monteverde Biological Reserve
SuperfamilyBombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
38
75
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGeometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
1
109
189
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNoctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
252
409
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPapilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
56
67
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom