Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region South Island (New Zealand)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 297
1454
2174 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 296
1453
2173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 286
1435
2139 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 204
1200
1724 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
337
522 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
336
521 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 36
331
512 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
230
349 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
201
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for South Island
11 Families width 310 Species and 27 Subspecies | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 80 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 100 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in South Island | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
5
5 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
52
80 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
78
121 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
66
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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