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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
319
2874
5955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
318
2873
5954
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
301
2802
5844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
197
2231
4847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
698
1128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
697
1128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
697
1128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
505
831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
487
808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
47
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East India
4 Genera with 4 Species
Andraca Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Mustilia Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Mustilizans J.K. Yang, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Penicillifera Dierl, 19761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East India
4 Species
Andraca (Andraca) trilochoides Moore, 1865
Mustilia (Mustilia) falcipennis Walker, 1865
Mustilizans hepatica Moore, 1879
Penicillifera purpurascens Holloway, 1976

Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in East India
SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPrismostictinae
Forbes, 1955
Kentish Glory
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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