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Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region Buenos Aires (Northeast Argentina, Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4166
6001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
387
4165
6000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
378
4124
5911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3452
4981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
58
1126
1942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
1125
1941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
1125
1941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
837
1563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
805
1534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
68
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
7
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Buenos Aires
7 Genera with 14 Species
Anticla Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Apatelodes Packard, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Colla Walker, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Epia Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Olceclostera Butler, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Quentalia Schaus, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Zanola Walker, 17771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buenos Aires
14 Species
Anticla antica Walker, 1855
Apatelodes albipunctata Druce, 1898
Apatelodes merlona Schaus, 1939
Apatelodes pandara Druce, 1893
Apatelodes pandarioides Schaus, 1905
Colla rhodope Drury, 1782
Epia muscosa Butler, 1878
Olceclostera indentata Schaus, 1910
Olceclostera magniplaga Schaus, 1910
Quentalia denticulata Schaus, 1912
Quentalia ephonia Stoll, 1790
Quentalia numalia Schaus, 1929
Quentalia subumbrata Dognin, 1922
Zanola verago Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Buenos Aires
SubfamilyApatelodinae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
Apatelodines
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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