Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Somerset (Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 117
412
500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 117
412
500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 112
404
490 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 91
355
438 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 31
238
323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 30
237
322 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
235
320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
188
259 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
164
229 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Somerset (Mercer County New Jersey)
11 Families width 229 Species and 2 Subspecies | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 81 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 66 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Somerset (Mercer County New Jersey) | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 1
6
9 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
3
4 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
58
81 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
67
97 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
30
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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