Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Shelby County (Kentucky, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 66
146
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 66
146
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 62
136
141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 47
111
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
18
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
18
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 12
18
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
15
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
14
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Shelby County (Kentucky)
8 Families width 14 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Shelby County (Kentucky)
14 Genera with 14 Species | Biston Leach, 1758 | Oak beauty | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 0 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryocampa Harris, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1775 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mormonia Schrank, 1773 | Underwing moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1775 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xestia Hübner, 1758 | Spotted cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Shelby County (Kentucky)
14 Species and 3 Subspecies | Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758 | Brindled beauty moth | | Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793 | Red Banded Hairstreak | | Ceratomia catalpae Boisduval, 1875 | Catalpa Hornworm | | Chilades parrhasius parrhasius | | | Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793 | Green-striped mapleworm | | Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeye | | Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775 | Viceroy | | Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775 | Rustic Sphinx | | Mormonia epione Drury, 1773 | Grapevine looper | | Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Xestia (Megasema) c-nigrum Linnaeus, 1758 | Cutworm Moth |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Shelby County (Kentucky) | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
3
3 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 1
2
2 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
8
8 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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