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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1408
35417
222091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1401
35364
221754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1211
34497
219210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
647
26961
190296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
110
7091
30841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
107
7058
30740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
102
7020
30604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
33
4352
17417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
28
3963
14929
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
9
234
674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
16
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
16 Genera with 46 Species
Anticla Walker, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Apatelodes Packard, 17974SpeciesTaxom
Bombycites Heer, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Bombyx Linnaeus, 1851Mulberry silkmoths19SpeciesTaxom
Cheneya Schaus, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Colabata Walker, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Colla Walker, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Drepatelodes Draudt, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Ephoria Walker, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Epia Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Hygrochroa Packard, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Olceclostera Butler, 19055SpeciesTaxom
Phiditia Möschler, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Quentalia Schaus, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Rolepa Walker, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Zanola Walker, 17771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
46 Species
Anticla antica Walker, 1855
Anticla symphora Schaus, 1929
Apatelodes pandara Druce, 1893
Apatelodes pandarioides Schaus, 1905
Apatelodes pudefacta Dyar, 1904
Apatelodes torrefacta Smith, 1797Spotted Apatalodes
Bombycites buchii O. Heer, 1865
Bombycites oeningensis O. Heer, 1849
Bombyx castrensis Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx cygnea Thunberg, 1788
Bombyx dispar Thunberg, 1784
Bombyx elegans (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Diaphone eumela Stoll, 1781
Bombyx helvola (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Eilema deplanum Esper, 1787
Bombyx iberica (Guenée, 1858)⇒ Lasiocampa trifolii Denis & Schi..., 1775
Bombyx lugubris (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Emmelia trabealis Scopoli, 1763
Bombyx lunigera (Paykull, 1793)⇒ Cosmotriche lobulina Denis & Schi..., 1775
Bombyx mandarina Moore, 1872Wild silkmoth
Bombyx medicaginis (Borkhausen, 1793)⇒ Lasiocampa trifolii Denis & Schi..., 1775
Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758Common silk moth
Bombyx neustria Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx orientalis Fabricius, 1793
Bombyx populi Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx rubea Denis & Schi..., 1775
Bombyx rubi Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx rufina Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx taraxacoides Bellier de l..., 1851
Cheneya morissa Schaus, 1929
Colla gaudialis Schaus, 1905
Colla lilacina Dognin, 1916
Colla opalifera Dognin, 1911
Drepatelodes umbrillinea Schaus, 1905
Ephoria lybia Dognin, 1924
Epia muscosa Butler, 1878
Olceclostera amoria Druce, 1890
Olceclostera angelica Grote, 1864Angel Moth
Olceclostera indentata Schaus, 1910
Olceclostera nigripuncta Schaus, 1910
Olceclostera oriunda Schaus, 1905
Phiditia maculosa Dognin, 1916
Quentalia maevia Druce, 1898
Quentalia melchthala Schaus, 1929
Quentalia numalia Schaus, 1929
Quentalia subumbrata Dognin, 1922
Rolepa marginepicta Dognin, 1914
Zanola verago Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Europe
SubfamilyApatelodinae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
Apatelodines
9
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
4
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhiditiinae
Minet, 1994
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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