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Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region Guinea (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
264
2583
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
263
2582
5935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
250
2531
5802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
1949
4885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
40
680
1867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
679
1866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
40
679
1866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
505
1513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
490
1485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
60
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guinea
3 Genera with 4 Species
Ocinara Walker, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Racinoa Bouyer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Vingerhoedtia Bouyer, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guinea
4 Species
Ocinara maculifrons (Strand, 1910)⇒ Racinoa maculifrons Strand, 1911
Ocinara ruficollis (Strand, 1911)⇒ Vingerhoedtia ruficollis Strand, 1911
Racinoa maculifrons Strand, 1911
Vingerhoedtia ruficollis Strand, 1911

Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Guinea
SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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