Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Nicaragua (Central America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 423
4251
7986 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 422
4250
7986 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 402
4164
7827 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 259
3351
6481 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
718
1397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
718
1397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
718
1397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
527
1092 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
512
1073 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nicaragua
18 Families width 1073 Species and 254 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 120 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 104 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 141 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 362 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 61 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 69 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 79 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Nicaragua | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
43
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
49
106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
122
173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
298
712 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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