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Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Wellington County (Golden Horseshoe, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
234
1483
1748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
234
1483
1748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
228
1469
1733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
177
1237
1477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
36
319
424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
36
319
424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
36
319
424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
226
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
202
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wellington County (Canada)
10 Families width 285 Species and 25 Subspecies
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths30SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths105SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies10SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms83SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals32SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos6SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones12SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Wellington County (Canada)
SuperfamilyBombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGeometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
1
65
105
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNoctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
2
81
113
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPapilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
52
63
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom