Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Whixall Moss (Whixall & Bettisfield & Fenns Mosses, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 217
1114
1916 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 217
1114
1916 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 206
1094
1883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 173
986
1754 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 47
423
734 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
422
732 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 44
415
719 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
281
473 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
234
365 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Whixall Moss
11 Families width 365 Species and 4 Subspecies | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 126 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 143 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Whixall Moss | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
5
7 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
9
9 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
80
126 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
120
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
20
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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