Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Northeast Brazil (Brazil)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 447
3154
5763 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 447
3154
5763 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 409
3043
5576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 228
2127
4038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
517
855 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
514
852 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 39
512
852 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
385
696 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
378
684 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Northeast Brazil
14 Families width 684 Species and 185 Subspecies | Apatelodidae Neumoegen & ..., 1894 | American Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 302 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 79 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 28 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Northeast Brazil | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
56
88 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
14
20 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
65
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
243
508 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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