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Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region Colombia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
598
10458
32334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
595
10451
32326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
10215
31633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
339
7809
25442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
73
2671
9433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
73
2670
9432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
72
2667
9424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
1931
7645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
25
1779
7246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
128
413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
13
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colombia
13 Genera with 39 Species
Anticla Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Apatelodes Packard, 19398SpeciesTaxom
Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758Mulberry silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Cheneya Schaus, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Colla Walker, 17825SpeciesTaxom
Compsa Perty, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Epia Hübner, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Hygrochroa Packard, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Olceclostera Butler, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Prothysana Walker, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Quentalia Schaus, 18876SpeciesTaxom
Spanochroa Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Zanola Walker, 17773SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
39 Species
Anticla antica Walker, 1855
Apatelodes albipunctata Druce, 1898
Apatelodes diana Dognin, 1916
Apatelodes dianita Dognin, 1921
Apatelodes inviolata Dognin, 1911
Apatelodes merlona Schaus, 1939
Apatelodes princeps Dognin, 1911
Apatelodes sericea Schaus, 1895
Apatelodes vistana Schaus, 1939
Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758Common silk moth
Cheneya irrufata Dognin, 1911
Colla albescens (Walker, 1865)⇒ Colla micacea Walk, 1865
Colla glaucescens Walker, 1865
Colla margaritacea (Walker, 1865)⇒ Colla glaucescens Walker, 1865
Colla micacea Walk, 1865
Colla rhodope Drury, 1782
Compsa albomaculata Martins, 1962
Compsa albopicta Perty, 1832
Compsa macra Thomson, 1867
Compsa quadriguttata White, 1855
Epia casnonia Druce, 1887
Epia muscosa Butler, 1878
Epia picta Schaus, 1920
Hygrochroa diana Dognin, 1916
Hygrochroa princeps Dognin, 1911
Hygrochroa vistana Schaus, 1939
Olceclostera amoria Druce, 1890
Olceclostera angelica Grote, 1864Angel Moth
Olceclostera brama Schaus, 1920
Quentalia denticulata Schaus, 1912
Quentalia ficus Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Quentalia medinara Schaus, 1929
Quentalia numalia Schaus, 1929
Quentalia subumbrata Dognin, 1922
Quentalia veca Druce, 1887
Spanochroa blandiatrix (Walker, 1865)⇒ Colla glaucescens Walker, 1865
Zanola impedita Dognin, 1916
Zanola pervicax Dognin, 1911
Zanola verago Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Colombia
SubfamilyApatelodinae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
Apatelodines
8
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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