Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region West China (China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 540
5659
24814 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 540
5659
24814 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 504
5565
24690 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 313
4026
19922 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 52
880
2453 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 52
880
2453 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
872
2397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
697
1976 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
671
1933 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for West China
20 Families width 1933 Species and 722 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Oriental Swallowtail Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 162 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 137 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 356 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 156 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 54 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 639 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 133 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 123 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 70 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 18 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in West China | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
60
103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
18
30 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
66
143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
215
386 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
312
1271 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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