Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Tortuguero Plains (Limon, Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 236
2586
3315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 235
2585
3315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 230
2560
3273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 167
2232
2971 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
935
1589 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
935
1589 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
935
1589 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
665
1227 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
647
1212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tortuguero Plains
17 Families width 1212 Species and 51 Subspecies | Apatelodidae Neumoegen & ..., 1894 | American Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 429 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 157 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 159 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 125 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 77 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 46 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 80 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Tortuguero Plains | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
61
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
87
158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
395
764 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
104
150 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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