Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for North America (America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 1132
30009
212597 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 1126
29956
212492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 1034
29487
210126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 579
23557
175957 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 104
6440
37705 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 100
6381
37615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 95
6356
37519 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 32
4044
23153 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 28
3672
19557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for North America
28 Families width 19557 Species and 5202 Subspecies
| Apatelodidae Neumoegen & ..., 1894 | American Silkworm Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 108 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 90 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833) | Milkweed Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dioptidae (J. Bechyné, 1950) | American False Tiger Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 49 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 3445 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 3819 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 1240 | Species | Taxom | | Mirinidae (Kozlov, 1985) | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 6157 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 151 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 578 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 1841 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 365 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 415 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 356 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 407 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 422 | Species | Taxom | | Syntomidae (Herrich Scha..., 1846) | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 42 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in North America | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 7
201
924 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
23
49 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 4
731
3871 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 9
1946
10495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 7
771
4218 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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