Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for South Brazil (Brazil)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 410
4473
8956 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 410
4473
8956 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 397
4419
8865 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 259
3607
7365 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
1253
2401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
1253
2401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
1249
2397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
896
1766 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
846
1699 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for South Brazil
20 Families width 1699 Species and 237 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 289 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 149 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 153 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 171 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 73 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 405 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 63 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 94 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 113 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 97 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in South Brazil | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
95
223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
100
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 7
336
562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
315
763 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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