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Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region East Asia (Far East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1146
26296
148959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1142
26273
148905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1054
25859
147577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
627
19594
119086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
99
5451
26051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
96
5430
25997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
91
5404
25833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
36
3586
17310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
30
3206
14977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
8
154
557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
28
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Asia
28 Genera with 67 Species
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Andraca Walker, 20168SpeciesTaxom
Anticla Walker, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758Mulberry silkmoths14SpeciesTaxom
Comparmustilia1SpeciesTaxom
Dalailama Staudinger, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Drepatelodes Draudt, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Ectrocta Moore, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Ephoria Walker, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Ernolatia Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Gunda Walker, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hygrochroa Packard, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Mustilia Walker, 06SpeciesTaxom
Oberthueria Kirby, 20135SpeciesTaxom
Ocinara Walker, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Penicillifera Dierl, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Prismosticta Butler, 20115SpeciesTaxom
Pseudandraca Miyata, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Quentalia Schaus, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Rondotia Moore, 18854SpeciesTaxom
Rotunda1SpeciesTaxom
Sesquiluna Forbes, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Smerkata Zolotuhin, 20152SpeciesTaxom
Tepilia Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Theophila Hübner, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Theophoba Mell, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Trilocha Moore, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Triuncina Dierl, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Valvaribifidum X. Wang , G...., 2011
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Asia
67 Species and 2 Subspecies
Andraca (Andraca) bipunctata Walker, 1865Bunch Caterpillars
Andraca (Chrypathemola) apodecta Swinhoe, 1907
Andraca (Chrypathemola) melli Zolotuhin & ..., 2009
Andraca (Chrypathemola) olivacea Matsumura, 1927
Andraca (Chrypathemola) theae Matsumura, 1909
Andraca flavamaculata J.K. Yang, 1995
Andraca gongshanensis X. Wang , L...., 2011
Andraca yauichui Wu & Chang, 2016
Anticla symphora Schaus, 1929
Bombyx certhia Fabricius, 1793
Bombyx croesi (Moore & Hutton, 1862)⇒ Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx fortunatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx horsfieldi Moore, 1859
Bombyx huttoni Westwood, 1847
Bombyx lemeepauli Lemée, 1950
Bombyx lusca (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Metanastria hyrtaca Cramer, 1779
Bombyx mandarina Moore, 1872Wild silkmoth
Bombyx mandarina formosana Matsumura, 1927
Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758Common silk moth
Bombyx rotundapex Miyata & Kis..., 1990
Bombyx shini Park & Sohn, 2002
Bombyx sinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx textor (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758
Comparmustilia gerontica West, 1932
Dalailama bifurca Staudinger, 1896
Dalailama vadim Witt, 2006
Drepatelodes trilineata Dognin, 1912
Ectrocta diaphana (Hampson, 1892)⇒ Rondotia diaphana Hampson, 1893
Ephoria arenosa Butler, 1878
Ernolatia moorei Hutton, 1865
Gunda ochracea Walker, 1862
Hygrochroa damora Schaus, 1939
Mustilia (Mustilia) sphingiformis Moore, 1879
Mustilia sphingiformis gerontica West, 1932
Mustilia (Smerkata) phaeopera Hampson, 1910
Mustilia fusca Kishida, 1993
Mustilia gerontica West., 1932
Mustilia zolotuhini Saldaitis & ..., 0
Oberthueria caeca Oberthür, 1881
Oberthueria falcigera Butler, 1878
Oberthueria formosibia Matsumura, 1927
Oberthueria jiatongae Zolotuhin, W..., 2013
Oberthueria yandu Zolotuhin, W..., 2013
Ocinara albicollis Walker, 1862
Ocinara diaphragma (Mell, 1958)⇒ Triuncina diaphragma Mell, 1958
Ocinara nitidoidea (Mell, 1958)⇒ Triuncina diaphragma Mell, 1958
Penicillifera apicalis Walker, 1862
Prismosticta fenestrata Butler, 1880
Prismosticta hyalinata Butler, 1885
Prismosticta microprisma Zolotuhin & ..., 2009
Prismosticta regalis Zolotuhin & ..., 2009
Prismosticta tianpinga X. Wang , G...., 2011
Pseudandraca flavamaculata (Yang, 1995)⇒ Andraca melli Zolotuhin & ..., 2009
Pseudandraca gracilis Butler, 1885
Quentalia maevia Druce, 1898
Rondotia diaphana Hampson, 1893
Rondotia lineata Leech, 1889
Rondotia lurida (Leech, 1898)⇒ Rondotia lineata Leech, 1889
Rondotia menciana Moore, 1885
Rotunda rotundapex Miyata & Kis..., 1990
Sesquiluna forbesi Zolotuhin & ..., 2009
Smerkata fusca Kishida, 1993
Smerkata zolotuhini Saldaitis & ..., 2015
Tepilia biluna Walker, 1855
Theophila mandarina (Moore, 1872)⇒ Colabata dora Schaus, 1896
Theophoba pendulans Mell, 1958
Trilocha varians Moore, 1855Greenish silk-moth
Triuncina brunnea Wileman, 1911
Triuncina diaphragma Mell, 1958

Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in East Asia
SubfamilyApatelodinae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
Apatelodines
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
13
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOberthuerinae
Kuznetzov & Stekolnikov, 1985
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhiditiinae
Minet, 1994
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPrismostictinae
Forbes, 1955
Kentish Glory
5
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



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