Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Windward Islands (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 355
2533
4360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 353
2531
4358 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 345
2499
4310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 233
1995
3533 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
466
722 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 43
466
722 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 43
466
722 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
332
544 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
319
530 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Windward Islands
15 Families width 530 Species and 125 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 146 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 92 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 92 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Windward Islands | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
19
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
38
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
160
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
102
188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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