Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for South Asia (Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 813
19583
105188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 809
19565
105157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 772
19296
104203 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 468
14108
82448 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 88
4991
20235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 87
4985
20224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 84
4963
20009 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 31
3212
13159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 26
2896
11953 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for South Asia
27 Families width 11953 Species and 1783 Subspecies
| Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 49 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833) | Milkweed Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 163 | Species | Taxom | | Endromidae Boisduval, 1828 | Glory Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Oriental Swallowtail Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 2366 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 74 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 58 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 3291 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 1153 | Species | Taxom | | Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1405 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 273 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 351 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 1361 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 369 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 302 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 64 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 118 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 382 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 97 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 57 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in South Asia | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
178
630 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
61
163 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 4
694
3407 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 8
1312
4500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 7
651
3253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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