Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 352
2671
5038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 351
2670
5037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 343
2630
4959 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 220
1988
3673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 53
765
1480 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 53
765
1480 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
765
1480 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
409
801 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
372
742 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Puerto Rico
16 Families width 742 Species and 133 Subspecies | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 205 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 126 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 154 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 76 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Puerto Rico | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
26
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
1
0 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
60
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
205
402 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
80
156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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