Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Sydney Basin (New South Wales, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 426
3004
6116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 425
3002
6113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 403
2930
6006 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 268
2399
5166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 57
619
1017 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 56
618
1016 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 54
612
1010 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
379
674 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
355
629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sydney Basin
16 Families width 629 Species and 98 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 136 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 118 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 63 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 96 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 83 | Species | Taxom | | Oenosandridae Miller, 1991 | Snub Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 30 | 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 | 27 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Sydney Basin | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
16
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
89
118 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 7
153
292 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
97
188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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