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Checklist for Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775 (Modern butterflies and moths)
and region Cowichan Bay (Cowichan Valley, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
13
20
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
13
20
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
13
20
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
11
18
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
4
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
4
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cowichan Bay
4 Families width 4 Species
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cowichan Bay
4 Genera with 4 Species
Hemileuca Walker, 1852Port Arthur Buck Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthorhoe Hübner, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cowichan Bay
4 Species
Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852Common sheep moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Xanthorhoe defensaria Guenée, 1858Tortoises

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in Cowichan Bay
InfraorderHeteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
4
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom