Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region Africa (Continents)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 943
36180
241410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 939
36100
241106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 896
35668
239021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 524
27533
203737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 101
8059
57615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 99
8043
57561 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 96
8020
57386 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 32
4987
38775 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 26
4502
35706 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
296
2745 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 18
64 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Africa
18 Genera with 64 Species | Amusaron Bouyer, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anticla Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apatelodes Packard, 1904 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1858 | Mulberry silkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colla Walker, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepatelodes Draudt, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephoria Walker, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Norasuma Walker, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oberthueria Kirby, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocinara Walker, 1910 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Ocinaria | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olceclostera Butler, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phiditia Möschler, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quentalia Schaus, 1929 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Racinoa Bouyer, 2008 | | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Rolepa Walker, 1920 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vingerhoedtia Bouyer, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zanola Walker, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Africa
64 Species | Amusaron kolga Druce, 1887 | | | Amusaron pruinosa Grünberg, 1907 | | | Anticla antica Walker, 1855 | | | Apatelodes firmiana Stoll, 1782 | | | Apatelodes inviolata Dognin, 1911 | | | Apatelodes merlona Schaus, 1939 | | | Apatelodes pandarioides Schaus, 1905 | | | Apatelodes pudefacta Dyar, 1904 | | | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Bombyx serrula Guenée, 1858 | | | Colla rhodope Drury, 1782 | | | Drepatelodes umbrillinea Schaus, 1905 | | | Ephoria lybia Dognin, 1924 | | | Norasuma kolga (Druce, 1887) | ⇒ Amusaron kolga Druce, 1887 | | Norasuma pruinosa (Grünberg, 1907) | ⇒ Amusaron pruinosa Grünberg, 1907 | | Oberthueria guiteli Vuillet, 1911 | | | Ocinara albicollis Walker, 1862 | | | Ocinara albivertex (Strand, 1910) | ⇒ Racinoa albivertex Strand, 1911 | | Ocinara arabica Wiltshire, 1982 | | | Ocinara ficicola Ormerod, 1889 | | | Ocinara grisea (Gaede, 1927) | ⇒ Vingerhoedtia grisea Gaede, 1927 | | Ocinara leucoides (Strand, 1910) | ⇒ Racinoa leucoides Strand, 1910 | | Ocinara maculifrons (Strand, 1910) | ⇒ Racinoa maculifrons Strand, 1911 | | Ocinara malagasy Viette, 1965 | | | Ocinara obliquisigna (Hampson, 1910) | ⇒ Ocinara ficicola Ormerod, 1889 | | Ocinara ochraceipennis (Strand, 1911) | ⇒ Racinoa ochraceipennis Strand, 1910 | | Ocinara pallicornis (Strand, 1911) | ⇒ Racinoa pallicornis Strand, 1911 | | Ocinara ruficollis (Strand, 1911) | ⇒ Vingerhoedtia ruficollis Strand, 1911 | | Ocinara signicosta (Strand, 1910) | ⇒ Racinoa signicosta Strand, 1911 | | Ocinaria ficicola | | | Olceclostera amoria Druce, 1890 | | | Olceclostera bifenestrata Schaus, 1912 | | | Olceclostera magniplaga Schaus, 1910 | | | Phiditia lucernaria Walker, 1866 | | | Quentalia cameloi Schaus, 1939 | | | Quentalia chromana Schaus, 1929 | | | Racinoa albivertex Strand, 1911 | | | Racinoa chaggorum Darge, 2016 | | | Racinoa curvata Darge, 2016 | | | Racinoa distincta Darge, 2016 | | | Racinoa ficicola Ormerod, 1889 | | | Racinoa flavalineosa Darge, 2016 | | | Racinoa fuscocervina Strand, 1911 | | | Racinoa ianthe Druce, 1887 | | | Racinoa igomaensis Darge, 2016 | | | Racinoa leucoides Strand, 1910 | | | Racinoa maculifrons Strand, 1911 | | | Racinoa manengoubensis Darge, 2016 | | | Racinoa metallescens Möschler, 1887 | | | Racinoa napakensis Darge, 2016 | | | Racinoa obliquisigna Hampson, 1910 | | | Racinoa ochaceipennis Strand, 1910 | | | Racinoa ochraceipennis Strand, 1910 | | | Racinoa pallicornis Strand, 1911 | | | Racinoa signicosta Strand, 1911 | | | Racinoa spiralis Kühne, 2008 | | | Racinoa ulembwensis Darge, 2016 | | | Racinoa versicolora Kühne, 2008 | | | Racinoa zolotuhini Kühne, 2008 | | | Rolepa innotabilis Walker, 1865 | | | Rolepa nigrostriga Schaus, 1920 | | | Vingerhoedtia grisea Gaede, 1927 | | | Vingerhoedtia ruficollis Strand, 1911 | | | Zanola impedita Dognin, 1916 | |
Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Africa
Links, sources and further information Bombycidae at gbif.org
Bombycidae at irmng.org
Bombycidae at itis.gov
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