Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 515
6372
16248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 513
6368
16244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 487
6239
15904 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 306
5004
13441 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 64
1585
3960 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 64
1585
3960 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 63
1583
3957 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1111
3010 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
1021
2848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Venezuela
18 Families width 2848 Species and 1082 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 65 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 688 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 180 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 273 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 79 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 93 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 784 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 87 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 124 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 200 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 67 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 166 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Venezuela | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
77
251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
130
182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 7
373
946 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
440
1468 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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