Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 527
6198
14500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 524
6193
14493 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 502
6089
14260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 316
4628
11471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
1719
4069 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
1717
4067 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 66
1715
4064 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1028
2345 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
897
2062 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sri Lanka
22 Families width 2062 Species and 239 Subspecies #ABCDEGLMNPRSUY
| Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 678 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 328 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 188 | Species | Taxom | | Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 241 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 91 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 169 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 88 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Sri Lanka | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
43
127 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
10
14 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
163
369 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 8
476
1066 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
205
486 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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