Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Old Town (Penobscot County, Maine, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 32
53
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 32
53
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 27
46
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 23
38
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
17
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
17
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 12
17
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
15
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
15
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Old Town (Penobscot County)
10 Families width 15 Species | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802) | Apollos | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Old Town (Penobscot County)
15 Genera with 15 Species | Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1852 | Dagger moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caripeta Walker, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1852 | Underwing moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammia Rambur, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1835 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mormonia Schrank, 1827 | Underwing moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1770 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Peridroma Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ptilodon Hübner, 1822 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1775 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Old Town (Penobscot County)
15 Species | Acronicta lobeliae Guenée, 1852 | Great Oak Dagger | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Caripeta piniata Packard, 1870 | Northern Pine Looper | | Catocala muliercula Guenée, 1852 | Little Wife Underwing | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Grammia (Grammia) virgo Linnaeus, 1758 | Virgen Tiger Moth | | Lycaena (Epidemia) epixanthe Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Bog Copper | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Mormonia antinympha Hübner, 1827 | | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | Canadian tiger swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) palamedes (Drury, 1770) | ⇒ Papilio thersites Fabricius, 1775 | | Peridroma saucia Hübner, 1808 | Pearly Underwing | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Old Town (Penobscot County) | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
3
3 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
6
5 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
5
6 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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