Checklist for Tribe Bombycini
and region Northern South America (South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 840
24886
144846 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 837
24869
144808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 776
24445
142884 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 457
18795
117333 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 92
5609
34121 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 89
5603
34114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 87
5580
34057 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 32
3903
25953 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 28
3506
23709 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
231
1538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 30
231 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Bombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
| 5
57 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Bombycini
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Northern South America
1 Genera with 1 Species
Species list for Northern South America
1 Species
Links, sources and further information Bombycini at itis.gov
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