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Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
116
10265
78499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
109
10196
78394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
100
10120
78118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
34
6633
52128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
30
5892
45561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
8
343
2446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
33
336
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
33 Genera with 336 Species
#ABCDEFHMOPQRSTZ
Agriochlora Warren, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Andraca Walker, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Anticla Walker, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Apatelodes Packard, 192977SpeciesTaxom
Arotros Schaus, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Bombyx Linnaeus, 1868Mulberry silkmoths2SpeciesTaxom
Carnotena Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Cheneya Schaus, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Colabata Walker, 192410SpeciesTaxom
Colla Walker, 190517SpeciesTaxom
Colobata1SpeciesTaxom
Compsa Perty, 194218SpeciesTaxom
Drepatelodes Draudt, 20156SpeciesTaxom
Ephoria Walker, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Epia Hübner, 186813SpeciesTaxom
Falcatelodes Draudt, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Hygrochroa Packard, 192967SpeciesTaxom
Microplastis Walker, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Moeschleria Saalmüller, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Olceclostera Butler, 190620SpeciesTaxom
Phiditia Möschler, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Prismoptera Butler, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Prothysana Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Quentalia Schaus, 185535SpeciesTaxom
Rolepa Walker, 19209SpeciesTaxom
Spanochroa Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Tarchon Biezanko & M..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Tepilia Walker, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Thelosia Schaus, 189610SpeciesTaxom
Thyrioclostera Draudt, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Trilocha Moore, 18555SpeciesTaxom
Zanola Walker, 188412SpeciesTaxom
Zolessia Biezanko & M..., 18555SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
336 Species
Agriochlora klagesi Warren, 1901
Andraca (Chrypathemola) apodecta Swinhoe, 1907
Anticla antica Walker, 1855
Anticla carya (Walker, 1855)⇒ Anticla antica Walker, 1855
Anticla ortygia Druce, 1887
Anticla rutila Druce, 1887
Anticla symphora Schaus, 1929
Apatelodes adrastia Druce, 1887
Apatelodes albipunctata Druce, 1898
Apatelodes amaryllis Dyar, 1907
Apatelodes anna Schaus, 1905
Apatelodes ardeola Druce, 1887
Apatelodes auduboni David L. Wag..., 2014
Apatelodes banepa Druce, 1904
Apatelodes batima Dyar, 1912
Apatelodes bombycina (Stoll, 1782)⇒ Hygrochroa martia Stoll, 1782
Apatelodes castanea Dukinfield-J..., 1908
Apatelodes cerrita Draudt, 1929
Apatelodes cirna Druce, 1893
Apatelodes concerpta Draudt, 1929
Apatelodes corema Schaus, 1895
Apatelodes costaricensis (Draudt, 1929)⇒ Apatelodes adrastia Druce, 1887
Apatelodes damora Schaus, 1939
Apatelodes diana Dognin, 1916
Apatelodes dianita Dognin, 1921
Apatelodes diffidens (Druce, 1887)⇒ Apatelodes adrastia Druce, 1887
Apatelodes ennomoides Walker, 1865
Apatelodes erecta (Schaus, 1895)⇒ Apatelodes sericea Schaus, 1895
Apatelodes erotina Schaus, 1939
Apatelodes erubescens Draudt, 1929
Apatelodes faustinoi Herbin & Mon..., 2015
Apatelodes felisi Herbin, 2015
Apatelodes firmiana Stoll, 1782
Apatelodes florisa Schaus, 1939
Apatelodes gladys Dyar, 1918
Apatelodes heptaloba Druce, 1887
Apatelodes hierax Dognin, 1924
Apatelodes horina (Druce, 1898)⇒ Apatelodes verena Druce, 1898
Apatelodes ilia Dognin, 1916
Apatelodes imparata Dognin, 1907
Apatelodes inviolata Dognin, 1911
Apatelodes jessica Dyar, 1926
Apatelodes kotzschi Draudt, 1929
Apatelodes lacetania Druce, 1890
Apatelodes lapitha Druce, 1900
Apatelodes lepida Schaus, 1905
Apatelodes lescamia Dyar, 1912
Apatelodes martia (Stoll, 1782)⇒ Apatelodes nina Stoll, 1782
Apatelodes mehida Druce, 1904
Apatelodes merlona Schaus, 1939
Apatelodes milma Dyar, 1912
Apatelodes nina Stoll, 1782
Apatelodes nouraguesensis Herbin, 2015
Apatelodes olaus Schaus, 1924
Apatelodes palma Druce, 1900
Apatelodes pandara Druce, 1893
Apatelodes pandarioides Schaus, 1905
Apatelodes paraguayana Schaus, 1927
Apatelodes paratima Schaus, 1910
Apatelodes parvula Schaus, 1894
Apatelodes paulista Dukinfield-J..., 1908
Apatelodes pertuisa Dognin, 1916
Apatelodes pithala Dognin, 1921
Apatelodes princeps Dognin, 1911
Apatelodes pudefacta Dyar, 1904
Apatelodes quadrata Dukinfield-J..., 1908
Apatelodes sadisma Dyar, 1918
Apatelodes satellitia Walker, 1855
Apatelodes schreiteri Dyar, 1918
Apatelodes sericea Schaus, 1895
Apatelodes signata Druce, 1904
Apatelodes singularis Butler, 1881
Apatelodes striata Druce, 1906
Apatelodes sublunulata Schaus, 1920
Apatelodes thinaha Draudt, 1929
Apatelodes torrefacta Smith, 1797Spotted Apatalodes
Apatelodes tropea Schaus, 1896
Apatelodes tuisa Schaus, 1910
Apatelodes turrialba Schaus, 1910
Apatelodes velutina Schaus, 1895
Apatelodes verena Druce, 1898
Apatelodes vistana Schaus, 1939
Apatelodes xanthapex Draudt, 1929
Apatelodes zikani Draudt, 1929
Arotros striata Schaus, 1892
Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758Common silk moth
Bombyx pseudoneustria (Boisduval, 1868)⇒ Malacosoma californica Packard, 1864
Carnotena xanthiata Walk, 1865
Cheneya irrufata Dognin, 1911
Cheneya morissa Schaus, 1929
Colabata dora Schaus, 1896
Colabata eadgara Schaus, 1934
Colabata jucunda (Schaus, 1900)⇒ Colabata liliana Schaus, 1900
Colabata liliana Schaus, 1900
Colabata lineosa (Walker, 1856)⇒ Colabata mendozata Dognin, 1923
Colabata lybia Druce, 1898
Colabata marginalis Walker, 1856
Colabata mendozata Dognin, 1923
Colabata nubilosa Dognin, 1924
Colabata thea Schaus, 1924
Colla aerila Schaus, 1929
Colla albescens (Walker, 1865)⇒ Colla micacea Walk, 1865
Colla aminula Druce, 1890
Colla amoena Dognin, 1923
Colla coelestis Schaus, 1910
Colla gaudialis Schaus, 1905
Colla glaucescens Walker, 1865
Colla jehlei Schade., 1939
Colla lilacina Dognin, 1916
Colla manni (Dognin, 1911)⇒ Colla opalifera Dognin, 1911
Colla margaritacea (Walker, 1865)⇒ Colla glaucescens Walker, 1865
Colla melini Bryk, 1953
Colla micacea Walk, 1865
Colla netrix Stoll, 1789
Colla opalifera Dognin, 1911
Colla rhodope Drury, 1782
Colla umbrata Schaus, 1905
Colobata marginalis
Compsa albomaculata Martins, 1962
Compsa albopicta Perty, 1832
Compsa amoena Fisher, 1937
Compsa curtula Martins & Napp, 1986
Compsa dilaticornis (Melzer, 1935)⇒ Neocompsa lineolata Bates, 1870
Compsa diringshofeni Martins, 1960
Compsa inconstans Gounelle, 1909
Compsa leucozona Bates, 1885
Compsa macra Thomson, 1867
Compsa monrosi Prosen, 1961
Compsa montana Martins, 1971
Compsa multiguttata Melzer, 1935
Compsa nebulosa Martins, 1970
Compsa nipha Martins & Napp, 1986
Compsa nivea (Martins, 1962)⇒ Compsibidion niveum Martins, 1962
Compsa puncticollis (Vogt, 1949)⇒ Neocompsa puncticollis LeConte, 1873
Compsa quadriguttata White, 1855
Compsa quadriplagiata (Linsley, 1942)⇒ Neocompsa quadriplagiata LeConte, 1873
Drepatelodes quadrilineata Schaus, 1920
Drepatelodes tanais Druce, 1898
Drepatelodes trilineata Dognin, 1912
Drepatelodes umbrilinea Schaus, 1905
Drepatelodes umbrillinea Schaus, 1905
Drepatelodes zacki Herbin & Mon..., 2015
Ephoria liliana Schaus, 1900
Ephoria lybia Dognin, 1924
Epia amabilis (Barnes & McD..., 1918)⇒ Hadena amabilis Barnes & McD..., 1918
Epia casnonia Druce, 1887
Epia domina Cramer, 1780
Epia erdae Schaus, 1928
Epia hiemalis Butler, 1878
Epia jola
Epia lebethra Druce, 1890
Epia lunilinea Schaus, 1920
Epia madeira Schaus, 1920
Epia muscosa Butler, 1878
Epia parsenia Schaus, 1934
Epia picta Schaus, 1920
Epia vulnerata Feld, 1868
Falcatelodes anava Druce, 1890
Falcatelodes laffonti (Druce, 1890)⇒ Falcatelodes anava Druce, 1890
Hygrochroa adrastria Druce, 1887
Hygrochroa albipunctata Druce, 1898
Hygrochroa amaryllis Dyar, 1907
Hygrochroa anna Schaus, 1905
Hygrochroa banepa Druce, 1904
Hygrochroa batima Dyar, 1912
Hygrochroa castanea Dukinfield-J..., 1908
Hygrochroa cerrita Draudt, 1929
Hygrochroa cirna Druce, 1893
Hygrochroa concerpta Draudt, 1929
Hygrochroa corema Schaus, 1895
Hygrochroa damora Schaus, 1939
Hygrochroa diana Dognin, 1916
Hygrochroa dianita Dognin, 1921
Hygrochroa ennomoides Walker, 1865
Hygrochroa erotina Schaus, 1939
Hygrochroa erubescens Draudt, 1929
Hygrochroa firmiana Stoll, 1782
Hygrochroa florisa Schaus, 1939
Hygrochroa fucosa Draudt, 1929
Hygrochroa gladys Dyar, 1918
Hygrochroa heptaloba Druce, 1887
Hygrochroa hierax Dognin, 1924
Hygrochroa ilia Dognin, 1916
Hygrochroa imparata Dognin, 1907
Hygrochroa inviolata Dognin, 1911
Hygrochroa jessica Dyar, 1926
Hygrochroa kotzschi Draudt, 1929
Hygrochroa lacetania Druce, 1890
Hygrochroa lapitha Druce, 1900
Hygrochroa lescamia Dyar, 1912
Hygrochroa martia Stoll, 1782
Hygrochroa mehida Druce, 1904
Hygrochroa merlona Schaus, 1939
Hygrochroa milma Dyar, 1912
Hygrochroa nina Stoll, 1782
Hygrochroa olaus Schaus, 1924
Hygrochroa palma Druce, 1900
Hygrochroa pandara Druce, 1893
Hygrochroa pandarioides Schaus, 1905
Hygrochroa paraguayana Schaus, 1927
Hygrochroa paratima Schaus, 1910
Hygrochroa parvula Schaus, 1894
Hygrochroa paulista Dukinfield-J..., 1908
Hygrochroa pertuisa Dognin, 1916
Hygrochroa pithala Dognin, 1921
Hygrochroa princeps Dognin, 1911
Hygrochroa pudefacta Dyar, 1904
Hygrochroa quadrata Dukinfield-J..., 1908
Hygrochroa sadisma Dyar, 1918
Hygrochroa satellitia Walker, 1855
Hygrochroa sericea Schaus, 1895
Hygrochroa signata Druce, 1904
Hygrochroa singularis Butler, 1881
Hygrochroa striata Druce, 1906
Hygrochroa sublunulata Schaus, 1920
Hygrochroa taperinha Dognin, 1922
Hygrochroa thinaha Draudt, 1929
Hygrochroa torrefacta Smith, 1797Spotted Apatelodes
Hygrochroa tropea Schaus, 1896
Hygrochroa tuisa Schaus, 1910
Hygrochroa turrialba Schaus, 1910
Hygrochroa velutina Schaus, 1895
Hygrochroa verena Druce, 1898
Hygrochroa vistana Schaus, 1939
Hygrochroa xanthapex Draudt, 1929
Hygrochroa zikani Draudt, 1929
Microplastis configurata (Walker, 1865)⇒ Microplastis xanthiata Walker, 1865
Microplastis xanthiata Walker, 1865
Moeschleria hulstii Möschler, 1890
Olceclostera amelda Dyar, 1915
Olceclostera amoria Druce, 1890
Olceclostera angelica Grote, 1864Angel Moth
Olceclostera avangareza Schaus, 1910
Olceclostera azteca Schaus, 1894
Olceclostera basifusca Draudt, 1929
Olceclostera bifenestrata Schaus, 1912
Olceclostera bilinea Schaus, 1900
Olceclostera brama Schaus, 1920
Olceclostera castrona Schaus, 1894
Olceclostera ibar Schaus, 1927
Olceclostera indentata Schaus, 1910
Olceclostera indistincta H. Edwards, 1886Indistinct Angel Moth
Olceclostera irrorata Butler, 1878
Olceclostera magniplaga Schaus, 1910
Olceclostera maya Schaus, 1892
Olceclostera mutusca Schaus, 1892
Olceclostera nigripuncta Schaus, 1910
Olceclostera oriunda Schaus, 1905
Olceclostera seraphica Dyar, 1906Seraph Moth
Phiditia cuprea Kaye, 1901
Phiditia lucernaria Walker, 1866
Phiditia maculosa Dognin, 1916
Phiditia maculosissima Dognin, 1916
Phiditia minor Schaus, 1924
Prismoptera opalina Butler, 1878
Prothysana terminalis Walker, 1855
Quentalia altura Schaus, 1920
Quentalia cameloi Schaus, 1939
Quentalia chromana Schaus, 1929
Quentalia coarya Schaus, 1929
Quentalia crenulosa Dyar, 1918
Quentalia denticulata Schaus, 1912
Quentalia drepanoides Walker, 1866
Quentalia ephonia Stoll, 1790
Quentalia excisa Maassen, 1890
Quentalia ficus Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Quentalia incurvata Dognin, 1922
Quentalia intranea Dognin, 1914
Quentalia lapana Schaus, 1920
Quentalia lapanensis Schaus, 1929
Quentalia lapanula Bryk, 1953
Quentalia lividia Druce, 1887
Quentalia maevia Druce, 1898
Quentalia medinara Schaus, 1929
Quentalia melchthala Schaus, 1929
Quentalia moratina Schaus, 1929
Quentalia napima Schaus, 1929
Quentalia numalia Schaus, 1929
Quentalia oaxacana Schaus, 1900
Quentalia ojeda Dognin, 1889
Quentalia orizava Schaus, 1900
Quentalia paminella Dognin, 1922
Quentalia postarcuata Bryk, 1953
Quentalia roseilinea Schaus, 1906
Quentalia secatina Schaus, 1929
Quentalia sheila Schaus, 1929
Quentalia subumbrata Dognin, 1922
Quentalia surynorta Schaus, 1900
Quentalia tremulans Schaus, 1920
Quentalia veca Druce, 1887
Quentalia vittata Walker, 1855
Rolepa castrona Schaus, 1920
Rolepa delineata Walker, 1855
Rolepa demerara Schaus, 1927
Rolepa erica Schaus, 1927
Rolepa fiachna Schaus, 1927
Rolepa innotabilis Walker, 1865
Rolepa marginepicta Dognin, 1914
Rolepa medina Dognin, 1916
Rolepa nigrostriga Schaus, 1920
Spanochroa blandiatrix (Walker, 1865)⇒ Colla glaucescens Walker, 1865
Tarchon felderi (Druce, 1887)⇒ Zolessia felderi Druce, 1887
Tepilia fastidiosa Dognin, 1901
Thelosia camina Schaus, 1896
Thelosia impedita Dyar, 1928
Thelosia jorgenseni Schaus, 1927
Thelosia mayaca Schaus, 1939
Thelosia meldola Schaus, 1900
Thelosia minois Schaus, 1892
Thelosia phalaena Schaus, 1896
Thelosia tropea (Schaus, 1896)⇒ Apatelodes tropea Schaus, 1896
Thelosia truncata Schaus, 1894
Thelosia truvena Schaus, 1896
Thyrioclostera trespuntada Dognin, 1894
Trilocha annae Thiaucourt, 1997
Trilocha guianensis Thiaucourt, 2009
Trilocha pallescens Schaus, 1921
Trilocha pulcherioides Thiaucourt, 2009
Trilocha varians Moore, 1855Greenish silk-moth
Zanola aegina Stoll, 1782
Zanola difficilis (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Zanola verago Cramer, 1777
Zanola elongata Schaus, 1910
Zanola fieldi Schaus, 1910
Zanola harpis Druce, 1887
Zanola impedita Dognin, 1916
Zanola lychnica Dognin, 1920
Zanola pertuisa (Dognin, 1916)⇒ Apatelodes pertuisa Dognin, 1916
Zanola pervicax Dognin, 1911
Zanola tuisa (Schaus, 1910)⇒ Apatelodes tuisa Schaus, 1910
Zanola verago Cramer, 1777
Zanola vivax H. Edwards, 1884
Zolessia cuprea (Kaye, 1901)⇒ Phiditia cuprea Kaye, 1901
Zolessia felderi Druce, 1887Shag-carpet caterpillar
Zolessia lucernaria (Walker, 1866)⇒ Phiditia lucernaria Walker, 1866
Zolessia saturata (Walker, 1862)⇒ Prothysana terminalis Walker, 1855
Zolessia trilunula (Walker, 1855)⇒ Prothysana terminalis Walker, 1855

Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in America
SubfamilyApatelodinae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
Apatelodines
22
229
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
5
72
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhiditiinae
Minet, 1994
3
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPrismostictinae
Forbes, 1955
Kentish Glory
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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