Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Ontario (East Canada, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 577
7616
22760 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 575
7611
22754 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 549
7486
22379 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 391
6421
19627 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 73
1662
5048 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 72
1661
5047 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 69
1653
5033 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
1058
3217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
950
2541 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ontario
18 Families width 2541 Species and 164 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 413 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 516 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 137 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 928 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 75 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 210 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 69 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 67 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Ontario | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
51
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
10
12 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
191
518 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
489
1450 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
209
466 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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