Species list, Checklist of Subsection Bombyces for Taiwan (East Asia)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	650 12550 43797	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	648 12547 43788	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	622 12412 43330	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	402 9697 34650	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	82 3196 9755	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	81 3194 9743	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	78 3185 9714	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856	29 2112 6930	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Bombyces Scopoli, 1763	24 1904 6240	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Taiwan
25 Families width 6240 Species and 1198 Subspecies

Arctiidae Leach, 1815	Footman moths	27	Species	Taxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802	Lappet moths	24	Species	Taxom
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892	Brahmin Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Callidulidae Moore, 1877	Old World Butterfly Moths	9	Species	Taxom
Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833)	Milkweed Butterflies	3	Species	Taxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895	Drepanids	133	Species	Taxom
Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892	Oriental Swallowtail Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	1486	Species	Taxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892	Giant Lappet Moths	13	Species	Taxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882	Euteliid Moths	50	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	1437	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	And blues	304	Species	Taxom
Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005		13	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	1077	Species	Taxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894	Hatted Caterpillars	213	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	319	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	569	Species	Taxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802	Apollos	159	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	And Sulphurs	96	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	15	Species	Taxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	38	Species	Taxom
Sematuridae Guenée, 1858	American Swallowtail Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	167	Species	Taxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845	Swallowtail Moths	80	Species	Taxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829	Ermine Moths	28	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Taiwan

Superfamily	Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx	5 90 245	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Drepanoidea Boisduval, 1828 False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths	1 52 133	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Geometroidea Leach, 1815 Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths	5 473 1531	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 Moths, Owlet moths	7 1003 3185	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies	6 286 1146	Families Genera Species	Taxom