Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Nearctic (Ecozones)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 710
14611
110867 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 705
14582
110813 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 679
14384
109530 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 443
11552
91603 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 74
2714
13826 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 73
2713
13824 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 70
2703
13784 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
1515
8164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
1378
6682 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nearctic
18 Families width 6682 Species and 12 Subspecies | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 992 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1804 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 200 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 2778 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 149 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 261 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 82 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 92 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 157 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Nearctic | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
74
254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
10
22 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 4
314
1817 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
797
3976 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
183
613 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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