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Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region Caño Negro (Arenal Volcano National Park, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
202
1347
1280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
202
1347
1280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
199
1343
1276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
1157
1110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
29
411
540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
411
540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
411
540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
317
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
316
444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
42
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caño Negro
6 Genera with 7 Species
Apatelodes Packard, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Epia Hübner, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Olceclostera Butler, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Phiditia Möschler, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Quentalia Schaus, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Zanola Walker, 17771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caño Negro
7 Species
Apatelodes ardeola Druce, 1887
Apatelodes lepida Schaus, 1905
Epia casnonia Druce, 1887
Epia muscosa Butler, 1878
Olceclostera amoria Druce, 1890
Phiditia lucernaria Walker, 1866
Zanola verago Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Caño Negro
SubfamilyApatelodinae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
Apatelodines
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhiditiinae
Minet, 1994
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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