Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Northwestern Illinois (Northern Illinois, Illinois, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 450
3218
5859 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 449
3215
5856 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 421
3111
5620 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 288
2605
4789 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 56
859
1636 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 55
858
1635 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 54
857
1634 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
588
1199 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
537
1066 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Northwestern Illinois
16 Families width 1066 Species and 54 Subspecies | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 230 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 171 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 351 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 74 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Northwestern Illinois | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
42
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
6
6 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
100
173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
281
646 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
108
169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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