Checklist of Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
for Afrotropical (Ecozones)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 223
6836
56836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 223
6836
56836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 209
6731
56399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 185
6589
56067 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 83
4302
27836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 82
4295
27811 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 79
4286
27718 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
2443
17860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
2132
16193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
179
1467 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 6
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Afrotropical
6 Genera with 23 Species
Species list for Afrotropical
23 Species | Amusaron kolga Druce, 1887 | | | Amusaron pruinosa Grünberg, 1907 | | | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Oberthueria guiteli Vuillet, 1911 | | | Ocinara albicollis Walker, 1862 | | | Ocinara arabica Wiltshire, 1982 | | | Ocinara ficicola Ormerod, 1889 | | | Ocinara malagasy Viette, 1965 | | | Racinoa albivertex Strand, 1911 | | | Racinoa fuscocervina Strand, 1911 | | | Racinoa ianthe Druce, 1887 | | | Racinoa leucoides Strand, 1910 | | | Racinoa maculifrons Strand, 1911 | | | Racinoa metallescens Möschler, 1887 | | | Racinoa obliquisigna Hampson, 1910 | | | Racinoa ochraceipennis Strand, 1910 | | | Racinoa pallicornis Strand, 1911 | | | Racinoa signicosta Strand, 1911 | | | Racinoa spiralis Kühne, 2008 | | | Racinoa versicolora Kühne, 2008 | | | Racinoa zolotuhini Kühne, 2008 | | | Vingerhoedtia grisea Gaede, 1927 | | | Vingerhoedtia ruficollis Strand, 1911 | |
Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Afrotropical
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