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Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region Denmark (Scandinavia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
605
7287
25296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
602
7278
25280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
575
7181
25071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
6004
22218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
1284
3711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1280
3701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
1269
3656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
759
1941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
640
1455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
21
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Denmark
1 Genera with 2 Species
Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758Mulberry silkmoths2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Denmark
2 Species
Bombyx elegans (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Diaphone eumela Stoll, 1781
Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758Common silk moth

Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Denmark
SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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