Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Papua Region (Papua New Guinea)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 154
900
2570 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 153
898
2567 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 147
875
2529 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 123
812
2363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
206
436 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
206
436 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
206
436 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
185
409 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
184
408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Papua Region
13 Families width 408 Species and 94 Subspecies | Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833) | Milkweed Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 161 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 65 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 84 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Papua Region | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
13
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
60
162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
12
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
99
221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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