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Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region Bhutan (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
205
1532
2897
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
1532
2897
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
198
1516
2881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
138
1363
2673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
38
693
1300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
38
693
1300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
692
1298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
550
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
515
1020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
29
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bhutan
4 Genera with 6 Species
Bombyx Linnaeus, 1847Mulberry silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Comparmustilia1SpeciesTaxom
Ernolatia Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Mustilia Walker, 19103SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bhutan
6 Species
Bombyx huttoni Westwood, 1847
Comparmustilia sphingiformis
Ernolatia moorei Hutton, 1865
Mustilia (Mustilia) falcipennis Walker, 1865
Mustilia (Mustilia) sphingiformis Moore, 1879
Mustilia (Smerkata) phaeopera Hampson, 1910

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPrismostictinae
Forbes, 1955
Kentish Glory
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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