Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Tunapuna-Piarco (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 145
1055
1464 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 145
1055
1464 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 139
1030
1426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 101
967
1367 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
654
992 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
654
992 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
653
992 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
437
718 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
428
707 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tunapuna-Piarco
17 Families width 707 Species and 8 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 192 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 99 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 83 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 79 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Tunapuna-Piarco | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
46
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
65
105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
221
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
96
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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