Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region West Central Brazil (Brazil)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 414
4554
9126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 413
4553
9125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 396
4477
8941 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 246
3247
6423 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 44
975
1743 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 44
975
1743 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 43
970
1742 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
714
1371 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
696
1352 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for West Central Brazil
17 Families width 1352 Species and 221 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 148 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 80 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 108 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 134 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 445 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 69 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 144 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 68 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 86 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in West Central Brazil | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
75
156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
1
0 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
74
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
206
298 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
340
811 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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