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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
876
10995
42130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
871
10984
42109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
774
10682
41391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
450
8597
35712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2064
6953
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
2059
6935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2046
6898
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1296
3878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1148
3190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
52
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
2
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Germany
2 Genera with 9 Species
Bombycites Heer, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758Mulberry silkmoths7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Germany
9 Species
Bombycites buchii O. Heer, 1865
Bombycites oeningensis O. Heer, 1849
Bombyx castrensis Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx elegans (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Diaphone eumela Stoll, 1781
Bombyx neustria Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx populi Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx rubea Denis & Schi..., 1775
Bombyx rubi Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Germany
SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom



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