Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Polynesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 633
8871
31367 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 629
8860
31350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 599
8751
31129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 391
6950
25723 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 80
2088
6926 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 79
2082
6895 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 75
2060
6820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 26
1253
3409 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
1071
2713 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Polynesia
22 Families width 2713 Species and 301 Subspecies
| Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Endromidae Boisduval, 1828 | Glory Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 385 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 169 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 908 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 114 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 764 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 216 | Species | Taxom | | Oenosandridae Miller, 1991 | Snub Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 66 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Polynesia | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
54
96 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
10
10 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
274
910 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 7
512
1264 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
221
433 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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