Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Nova Scotia (East Canada, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 434
3785
7876 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 433
3782
7873 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 417
3710
7694 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 302
3235
6799 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 56
866
2012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 55
865
2011 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
862
2008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
605
1441 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
541
1218 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nova Scotia
16 Families width 1218 Species and 57 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 190 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 284 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 499 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 49 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 58 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Nova Scotia | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
27
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
8
9 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
113
285 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
316
750 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
77
126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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