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Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
446
7368
32808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
7355
32787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
7263
32505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
285
5996
29261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
2375
10727
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
2374
10725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
2368
10714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1553
8109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1411
7768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
127
713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 Genera with 7 Species
Norasuma Walker, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ocinara Walker, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Racinoa Bouyer, 20084SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Democratic Republic of the Congo
7 Species
Norasuma kolga (Druce, 1887)⇒ Amusaron kolga Druce, 1887
Ocinara ficicola Ormerod, 1889
Ocinara maculifrons (Strand, 1910)⇒ Racinoa maculifrons Strand, 1911
Racinoa ficicola Ormerod, 1889
Racinoa maculifrons Strand, 1911
Racinoa metallescens Möschler, 1887
Racinoa versicolora Kühne, 2008

Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Democratic Republic of the Congo
SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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