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Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region Monteverde Biological Reserve (Monteverde Canton, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
216
1835
1840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
216
1835
1840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
212
1830
1834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
164
1663
1683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
42
613
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
42
613
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
42
613
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
467
748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
455
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
38
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Monteverde Biological Reserve
6 Genera with 9 Species
Anticla Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Apatelodes Packard, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Epia Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Hygrochroa Packard, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Quentalia Schaus, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Zanola Walker, 17772SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Monteverde Biological Reserve
9 Species
Anticla antica Walker, 1855
Apatelodes inviolata Dognin, 1911
Apatelodes merlona Schaus, 1939
Epia muscosa Butler, 1878
Quentalia chromana Schaus, 1929
Quentalia maevia Druce, 1898
Quentalia subumbrata Dognin, 1922
Zanola impedita Dognin, 1916
Zanola verago Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Monteverde Biological Reserve
SubfamilyApatelodinae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
Apatelodines
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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