Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Saint Helena (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 205
929
1524 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 204
927
1522 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 198
916
1503 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 138
766
1314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 39
368
708 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 39
368
708 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 38
367
707 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
219
419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
182
328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Saint Helena
13 Families width 328 Species and 18 Subspecies | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 55 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 190 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 6 | 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 | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Saint Helena | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
13
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
31
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
112
227 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
26
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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