Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region New Guinea (Australasia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 397
4697
21747 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 396
4696
21746 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 381
4612
21406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 237
3397
17247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 53
1127
5217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 53
1127
5217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 52
1126
5216 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
803
4151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
708
3787 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for New Guinea
20 Families width 3787 Species and 403 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833) | Milkweed Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 100 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1090 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 47 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 170 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 436 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 481 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 199 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 334 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 171 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 212 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 124 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 104 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 171 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in New Guinea | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
41
227 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
17
100 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
123
615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
359
1974 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
168
871 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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