Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Peru (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 580
9390
28804 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 577
9384
28798 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 552
9245
28393 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 356
7215
23110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 70
2308
8112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 70
2308
8112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 69
2303
8101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 29
1647
6275 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 25
1524
5940 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Peru
25 Families width 5940 Species and 2396 Subspecies
| Apatelodidae Neumoegen & ..., 1894 | American Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 59 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dioptidae (J. Bechyné, 1950) | American False Tiger Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 947 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 720 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 548 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 110 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 228 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 1870 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 191 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 325 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 536 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 148 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 195 | Species | Taxom | | Syntomidae (Herrich Scha..., 1846) | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Peru | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
97
377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 4
268
729 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 9
502
1364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
657
3470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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