Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 401
3514
6584 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 400
3513
6582 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 385
3451
6458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 243
2759
5315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
1200
2261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
1200
2261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
1199
2261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
790
1587 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
770
1561 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Trinidad and Tobago
20 Families width 1561 Species and 229 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 373 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 160 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 159 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 128 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 95 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 233 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 55 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 142 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 60 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 76 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
61
147 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
98
170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 7
349
635 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
262
609 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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