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Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Palo Verde National Park (Guanacaste, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
246
1831
1906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
246
1831
1906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
239
1807
1871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
186
1628
1696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
506
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
506
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
506
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
355
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
348
486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Palo Verde National Park
15 Families width 486 Species and 31 Subspecies
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths1SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths7SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths138SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths48SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies14SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms88SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars6SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths39SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals45SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos14SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones17SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths21SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths41SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Palo Verde National Park
SuperfamilyBombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
39
69
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGeometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
1
40
48
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNoctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
200
276
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPapilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
69
93
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom