Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Paraguay (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 403
4047
8334 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 402
4046
8333 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 385
3986
8213 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 250
3207
6803 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 45
710
1281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 45
710
1281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 44
708
1279 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
503
933 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
475
899 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Paraguay
15 Families width 899 Species and 203 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 157 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 87 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 255 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 49 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 95 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Paraguay | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
59
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
51
62 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
155
224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
210
478 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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