Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region South Tasmania (Tasmania, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 293
1232
1652 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 291
1230
1650 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 283
1217
1636 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 201
1021
1404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 47
311
428 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 47
311
428 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
306
417 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
200
286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
186
273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for South Tasmania
17 Families width 273 Species and 40 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 127 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Oenosandridae Miller, 1991 | Snub Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in South Tasmania | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
8
8 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
82
127 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 7
56
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
40
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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