Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Plum Island (Essex County, Massachusetts, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 14
23
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 14
23
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 14
23
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 14
23
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 10
18
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 10
18
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 10
18
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
16
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
16
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Plum Island
8 Families width 17 Species
Genera for Plum Island
16 Genera with 17 Species | Agriades Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1866 | Underwing moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deidamia Clemens, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumacaria Packard, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Falcaria Haworth, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gluphisia Boisduval, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocampa Doubleday, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanolophia Hulst, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nadata Walker, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oreta Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protitame McDunnough, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speranza Curtis, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Plum Island
17 Species | Agriades hylas Schiffermüller, 1776 | | | Catocala praeclara Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Praeclara Underwing | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779 | Grape-vine Sphinx | | Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839 | Lettered Sphinx | | Eumacaria madopata Guenée, 1857 | Brown Bordered Geometer | | Falcaria bilineata Packard, 1864 | | | Gluphisia septentrionis Walker, 1855 | Common Gluphisia | | Heterocampa biundata Walker, 1855 | Wavy Lined Heterocampa | | Melanolophia canadaria Guenée, 1858 | Canadian Melanolophia | | Nadata gibbosa Smith & Abbot, 1797 | Rough Prominent | | Oreta rosea Walker, 1855 | Rose Hooktip | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Protitame virginalis Hulst, 1900 | The Virgin Moth | | Speranza pustularia Guenée, 1857 | Lesser Maple Spanworm |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Plum Island | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 1
3
4 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
2
2 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
4
4 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 2
4
4 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
3
3 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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