Checklist of Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
for Trinidad (Trinidad and Tobago)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 320
2424
4251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 319
2423
4249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 305
2371
4161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 207
2070
3715 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 47
1065
1935 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 47
1065
1935 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 47
1065
1935 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
714
1386 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
697
1365 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Trinidad
18 Families width 1365 Species and 174 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 341 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 144 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 135 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 114 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 89 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 181 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 134 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 70 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Trinidad | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
53
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
93
153 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 7
319
576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
232
513 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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