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Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Nicholas County (Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
93
241
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
93
241
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
89
231
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
70
200
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
91
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
91
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
91
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
73
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
69
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nicholas County (Kentucky)
11 Families width 88 Species
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths17SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals8SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms24SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths17SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos3SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae (Boisduval, 1837)And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nicholas County (Kentucky)
69 Genera with 88 Species
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Acidaliastis Hampson, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1766Cutworm1SpeciesTaxom
Amphipoea Billberg, 1875Indet. Ear Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Anagrapha McDunnough, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Anaplectoides McDunnough, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Apamea Ochsenheimer, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Apantesis Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Asterocampa Röber, 1835American Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Autographa Hübner, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Biston Leach, 1758Oak beauty1SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Calyptra Ochsenheimer, 1865Vampire moths1SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1818Underwing moths8SpeciesTaxom
Celama Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorochlamys Hulst, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Chrysodeixis Hübner, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Cucullia Schrank, 1868Hooded Owlets1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Deidamia Clemens, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Diarsia Hübner, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Digrammia Gumppenberg, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Dysstroma Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Ectropis Hübner, 1775Engrailed Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Epirrhoe Hübner, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Euacidalia Packard, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eudryas Boisduval, 1827Wood Nymphs1SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1773Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Eupithecia Curtis, 1842Pug Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Feniseca Grote, 1793North American Harvesters1SpeciesTaxom
Fentonia Butler, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Furcula Lamarck, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Haploa Hübner, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1836Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1773Port Arthur Buck Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Herminia Latreille, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 18311SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Idaea Treitschke, 1887Dwarf cream wave2SpeciesTaxom
Lithophane Hübner, 1878Pale pinion3SpeciesTaxom
Lycomorpha Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Megalographa Lafontaine &..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Noctua Linnaeus, 1758Yellow underwings1SpeciesTaxom
Orthodes Guenée, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Papaipema Smith, 1868Borer Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa2SpeciesTaxom
Peridroma Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents2SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1870Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Plagodis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Psamatodes Guenée, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1830Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Scoliopteryx Germar, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scopula Schrank, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1775Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Spiramater McCabe, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1818Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Tricholita Grote, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Trichoplusia McDunnough, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Virbia Walker, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Xanthorhoe Hübner, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Xestia Hübner, 1874Spotted cutworm1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicholas County (Kentucky)
88 Species
Acidaliastis systena Fletcher, 1978
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766Black cutworm
Amphipoea americana Speyer, 1875American Ear
Anagrapha falcifera Kirby, 1837Celery Looper
Anaplectoides prasina Denis & Schi..., 1775Green Arches
Apamea (Apamea) remissa (Hübner, 1809)⇒ Condica vecors Guenée, 1852
Apantesis nais Drury, 1773Nais Tiger Moth
Asterocampa celtis Boisduval & ..., 1835Alicia Emperor
Autographa precationis Guenée, 1852Common Looper
Autographa pseudogamma Grote, 1875Delicate Silver Y
Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771Blue pipevine swallowtail
Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758Brindled beauty moth
Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Astro Fritillary
Calyptra canadensis Bethune, 1865Blackfinned triplespine
Catocala cerogama Guenée, 1852Yellow Banded Underwing
Catocala crataegi Saunders, 1876Chokeberry Underwing
Catocala dejecta Strecker, 1880Dejected Underwing
Catocala grynea Cramer, 1782Woody Underwing
Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779Beloved Underwing
Catocala micronympha Guenée, 1852Little Bride
Catocala praeclara Grote & Robi..., 1866Praeclara Underwing
Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818Catocala plum
Celama pustulata Walker, 1865
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria Gu, 1857Blackberry Looper
Chlorochlamys phyllinaria Zeller, 1872Thin lined Chlorochlamys
Chrysodeixis includens Walker, 1857Cutworm Moth
Cucullia convexipennis Grote & Robi..., 1868Aster cutworm
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839Lettered Sphinx
Diarsia jucunda Walker, 1857Smaller Pinkish Dart
Digrammia ocellinata Guenée, 1857Faint Spotted Angle
Dysstroma truncata (Hufnagel, 1767)⇒ Chloroclysta truncata Hufnagel, 1767
Ectropis crepuscularia Denis & Schi..., 1775Engrailed
Epirrhoe alternata Müller, 1764Common Carpet
Euacidalia sericearia Packard, 1873California strawberry
Eudryas unio Hübner, 1827Pearly wood nymph
Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773Baltimore
Eupithecia absinthiata Clerck, 1759Garden sole
Eupithecia lariciata FREYER, 1842Fir needle inchworm
Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793Harvester
Fentonia marthesia Cramer, 1779
Furcula borealis Boisduval, 1829White Furcala
Furcula cinerea Walker, 1865Gray Furcula
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Haploa lecontei Boisduval, 1829Leconte haploa
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Hemileuca maia Drury, 1773Buck moth
Herminia cruralis Guenée, 1854
Holomelina aurantiaca (Hübner, 1831)⇒ Virbia aurantiaca Hübner, 1827
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Idaea celtima Schaus, 1901Commerson's sole
Idaea eremiata Hulst, 1887Straw Wave Moth
Lithophane grotei Riley, 1882Blacklined blowfish
Lithophane hemina Grote, 1879Hemina Pinion
Lithophane unimoda Lintner, 1878Dowdy Pinion
Lycomorpha pholus Drury, 1773Black and Yellow Lichen Moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Megalographa biloba Stephens, 1830Bilobed Looper
Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758Common yellow underwing moth
Orthodes detracta Walker, 1857Disparaged Arches
Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797Blind-Eyed Sphinx
Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797Small Eyed Sphinx
Papaipema inquaesita Grote & Robi..., 1868Sensitive Fern Borer
Papaipema speciosissima Grote & Robi..., 1868Osmunda Borer
Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) troilus Linnaeus, 1758Blue swallowtail
Peridroma saucia Hübner, 1808Pearly Underwing
Phyciodes phaon Edwards, 1864Cayman Crescent Spot
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris virginiensis W. Edwards, 1870Diffuse-veined White
Plagodis pulveraria Linnaeus, 1758American Barred Umber
Psamatodes abydata (Guenée, 1858)⇒ Semiothisa abydata Guenée, 1858
Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830)⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833
Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758Herald
Scopula plantagenaria Hulst, 1887Del Norte Salamander
Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775Great spangled fritillary
Sphingicampa bicolor (Harris, 1841)⇒ Syssphinx bicolor Harris, 1841
Spilosoma lubricipeda Linnaeus, 1758White Ermine
Spiramater lutra Guenée, 1852Otter Arches
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818Common hairstreak
Tricholita signata Walker, 1860Signate Quaker
Trichoplusia ni Hübner, 1803Cabbage Looper
Virbia ferruginosa Walker, 1854Five-spotted Holomelina
Xanthorhoe ferrugata Clerck, 1759Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
Xestia normaniana Grote, 1874Norman'S Dart Moth

Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Nicholas County (Kentucky)
SuperfamilyBombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGeometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
1
14
17
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNoctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
33
45
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPapilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
15
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom