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Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Northern Ireland (Ulster, Ireland)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
343
2249
4122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
341
2244
4117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
326
2212
4079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
219
1667
3051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
545
913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
38
544
912
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
541
908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
397
671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
362
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Ireland
13 Families width 617 Species and 45 Subspecies
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids9SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths42SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths194SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues30SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms234SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars5SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths15SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals46SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos3SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs16SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths15SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Northern Ireland
SuperfamilyBombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
15
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyDrepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths
1
9
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyGeometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
1
103
194
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyNoctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
168
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyPapilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
67
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom