Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region Japan (East Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 696
12064
41018 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 693
12055
41003 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 664
11905
40649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 434
9807
35125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 79
3104
9819 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 78
3099
9799 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 76
3089
9778 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 29
2018
6292 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
1786
5172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
77
169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 12
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Japan
12 Genera with 13 Species | Anticla Walker, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Mulberry silkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Drepatelodes Draudt, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephoria Walker, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ernolatia Walker, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hygrochroa Packard, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oberthueria Kirby, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prismosticta Butler, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudandraca Miyata, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quentalia Schaus, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theophila Hübner, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trilocha Moore, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Japan
13 Species | Anticla symphora Schaus, 1929 | | | Bombyx mandarina Moore, 1872 | Wild silkmoth | | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Drepatelodes trilineata Dognin, 1912 | | | Ephoria arenosa Butler, 1878 | | | Ernolatia moorei Hutton, 1865 | | | Hygrochroa damora Schaus, 1939 | | | Oberthueria falcigera Butler, 1878 | | | Prismosticta hyalinata Butler, 1885 | | | Pseudandraca gracilis Butler, 1885 | | | Quentalia maevia Druce, 1898 | | | Theophila mandarina (Moore, 1872) | ⇒ Colabata dora Schaus, 1896 | | Trilocha varians Moore, 1855 | Greenish silk-moth |
Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Japan
Links, sources and further information Bombycidae at gbif.org
Bombycidae at irmng.org
Bombycidae at itis.gov
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