Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Pennsylvania (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 554
5452
12530 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 553
5449
12526 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 525
5347
12273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 355
4526
10429 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 70
1487
3752 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 69
1486
3751 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 67
1483
3745 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
951
2443 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
845
1941 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Pennsylvania
17 Families width 1941 Species and 105 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 391 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 429 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 65 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 662 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 73 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 105 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 70 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Pennsylvania | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
51
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
8
11 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
191
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
456
1158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
139
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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