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Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region Belgium (Benelux)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
6611
20424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
564
6599
20409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
535
6518
20232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
354
5361
17525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1423
4075
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
66
1419
4065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
64
1410
4044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
865
2154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
738
1658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
43
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
2
1
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Belgium
2 Genera with 1 Species
Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758Mulberry silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Hygrochroa Packard, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belgium
1 Species
Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758Common silk moth

Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Belgium
SubfamilyApatelodinae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
Apatelodines
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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