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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
814
32230
411245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
809
32201
411191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
31720
407430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
508
27640
383593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
96
7683
48835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
95
7674
48802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
91
7655
48666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
31
4619
31138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
4152
27764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
7
393
2777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
10
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecozones
10 Genera with 35 Species
Amusaron Bouyer, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Anticla Walker, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Apatelodes Packard, 17972SpeciesTaxom
Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758Mulberry silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Colla Walker, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Oberthueria Kirby, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Ocinara Walker, 19654SpeciesTaxom
Olceclostera Butler, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Racinoa Bouyer, 200813SpeciesTaxom
Vingerhoedtia Bouyer, 19112SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecozones
35 Species
Amusaron kolga Druce, 1887
Amusaron pruinosa Grünberg, 1907
Anticla flavaria Cramer, 1781
Anticla flavifascula (Cramer, 1781)⇒ Anticla limosa Schaus, 1892
Anticla limosa Schaus, 1892
Anticla symphora Schaus, 1929
Anticla tarasia Schaus, 1929
Apatelodes pudefacta Dyar, 1904
Apatelodes torrefacta Smith, 1797Spotted Apatalodes
Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758Common silk moth
Colla klagesi Warren, 1901
Colla similis Felder, 1868
Oberthueria guiteli Vuillet, 1911
Ocinara albicollis Walker, 1862
Ocinara arabica Wiltshire, 1982
Ocinara ficicola Ormerod, 1889
Ocinara malagasy Viette, 1965
Olceclostera angelica Grote, 1864Angel Moth
Olceclostera indistincta H. Edwards, 1886Indistinct Angel Moth
Olceclostera seraphica Dyar, 1906Seraph Moth
Racinoa albivertex Strand, 1911
Racinoa fuscocervina Strand, 1911
Racinoa ianthe Druce, 1887
Racinoa leucoides Strand, 1910
Racinoa maculifrons Strand, 1911
Racinoa metallescens Möschler, 1887
Racinoa obliquisigna Hampson, 1910
Racinoa ochraceipennis Strand, 1910
Racinoa pallicornis Strand, 1911
Racinoa signicosta Strand, 1911
Racinoa spiralis Kühne, 2008
Racinoa versicolora Kühne, 2008
Racinoa zolotuhini Kühne, 2008
Vingerhoedtia grisea Gaede, 1927
Vingerhoedtia ruficollis Strand, 1911

Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Ecozones
SubfamilyApatelodinae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
Apatelodines
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
6
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOberthuerinae
Kuznetzov & Stekolnikov, 1985
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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