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Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region Mercedes (Buenos Aires, Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
252
2146
2433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
252
2146
2433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
251
2144
2431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
197
1967
2287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
48
756
1276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
48
756
1276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
756
1276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
590
1065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
571
1049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
35
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mercedes (Buenos Aires)
6 Genera with 9 Species
Anticla Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Apatelodes Packard, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Epia Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Olceclostera Butler, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Quentalia Schaus, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Zanola Walker, 17771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mercedes (Buenos Aires)
9 Species
Anticla antica Walker, 1855
Apatelodes merlona Schaus, 1939
Apatelodes pandara Druce, 1893
Apatelodes pandarioides Schaus, 1905
Epia muscosa Butler, 1878
Olceclostera indentata Schaus, 1910
Olceclostera magniplaga Schaus, 1910
Quentalia subumbrata Dognin, 1922
Zanola verago Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Mercedes (Buenos Aires)
SubfamilyApatelodinae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
Apatelodines
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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