Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region St. Andrews (Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 81
375
534 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 81
375
534 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 77
370
528 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 68
359
517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
267
400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
267
400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
266
398 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
229
354 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
217
339 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for St. Andrews (Antigonish County)
13 Families width 339 Species and 5 Subspecies | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 47 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 89 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 130 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in St. Andrews (Antigonish County) | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
7
9 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
4
4 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
61
90 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
122
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
23
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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