Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region Guyana (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 378
3370
6634 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 378
3370
6634 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 359
3285
6450 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 231
2533
5194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
851
1681 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
851
1681 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 49
850
1680 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
560
1196 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
525
1147 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
45
120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Guyana
3 Genera with 4 Species
Species list for Guyana
4 Species
Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Guyana
Links, sources and further information Bombycidae at gbif.org
Bombycidae at irmng.org
Bombycidae at itis.gov
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