Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Riverhead (Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 54
110
122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 54
110
122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 49
97
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 40
87
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 15
35
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 15
35
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 15
35
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
30
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
29
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Riverhead (Shelburne County)
10 Families width 31 Species and 1 Subspecies | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802) | Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Riverhead (Shelburne County)
29 Genera with 31 Species #ACDEHLMOPSVX
| Abagrotis J. Smith, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achatia Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1874 | Cutworm | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amphipyra Ochsenheimer, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaplectoides McDunnough, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1823 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cisseps Franclemont, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepana Schrank, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euplexia Stephens, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyppa Duponchel, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Luperina Boisduval, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1835 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macronoctua Grote, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligocentria Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Peridroma Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1798 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1797 | Armyworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symmerista Hübner, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syngrapha Hübner, 1837 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xestia Hübner, 1758 | Spotted cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Riverhead (Shelburne County)
31 Species and 1 Subspecies | Abagrotis alternata Grote, 1864 | Greater Red Dart | | Achatia evicta Grote, 1873 | | | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766 | Black cutworm | | Agrotis stigmosa Morris, 1874 | Spotted Dart | | Amphipyra pyramidoides Guenée, 1852 | American Copper Underwing | | Anaplectoides prasina Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Green Arches | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Cisseps fulvicollis Hübner, 1827 | Cape sole | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Drepana arcuata Walker, 1855 | Arched Hooktip | | Euplexia benesimilis McDunnough, 1922 | American angle shade | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyppa xylinoides Guenée, 1852 | Common Hyppa | | Luperina passer (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Resapamea passer Guenée, 1852 | | Lycaena (Epidemia) epixanthe Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Bog Copper | | Macronoctua onusta Grote, 1874 | Iris borer | | Oligocentria lignicolor Walker, 1855 | Lacecapped Caterpillar | | Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | Canadian tiger swallowtail | | Peridroma saucia Hübner, 1808 | Pearly Underwing | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798 | Question Mark | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Spodoptera frugiperda Smith & Abbot, 1797 | Corn leaf worm | | Symmerista albifrons Abbot & Smith, 1797 | Orangehumped oakworm | | Syngrapha cryptica Eichlin & Cu..., 1978 | Cryptic Looper | | Syngrapha rectangula Kirby, 1837 | Angulated Cutworm | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Xestia (Megasema) c-nigrum Linnaeus, 1758 | Cutworm Moth |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Riverhead (Shelburne County) | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
4
4 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
16
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
8
8 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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