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Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region Assam (Northeast India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
309
2843
6240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
309
2843
6240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
294
2779
6143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
196
2355
5486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
1135
2200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
1134
2198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
1133
2197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
840
1680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
787
1594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
69
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Assam
4 Genera with 4 Species
Gunda Walker, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Mustilia Walker, 01SpeciesTaxom
Mustilizans J.K. Yang, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Penicillifera Dierl, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Assam
4 Species
Gunda ochracea Walker, 1862
Mustilia apodecta
Mustilizans hepatica Moore, 1879
Penicillifera apicalis Walker, 1862

Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Assam
SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPrismostictinae
Forbes, 1955
Kentish Glory
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycidae at gbif.org
Bombycidae at irmng.org
Bombycidae at itis.gov