Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Western New Guinea (Indonesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 245
2443
8533 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 244
2441
8530 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 229
2369
8268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 162
2073
7517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
646
2169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
646
2169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
646
2169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
557
1916 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
382
1149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Western New Guinea
17 Families width 1149 Species and 667 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 101 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 291 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 70 | Species | Taxom | | Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 307 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 53 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 219 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Western New Guinea | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
16
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
5
6 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
142
304 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
90
134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
129
676 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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