Checklist of Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
for Nepal (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 421
4293
12401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 419
4291
12399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 401
4205
12212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 278
3567
11127 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 51
1130
2413 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 51
1130
2413 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1123
2401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
860
1913 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
796
1810 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
91
221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 12
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nepal
12 Genera with 14 Species | Andraca Walker, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bivinculata Dierl, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Mulberry silkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ernolatia Walker, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gunda Walker, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mustilia Walker, 1879 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ocinara Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penicillifera Dierl, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prismosticta Butler, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesquiluna Forbes, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trilocha Moore, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Triuncina Dierl, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nepal
14 Species | Andraca angulata Kishida, 1993 | | | Bivinculata kalikotei Dierl, 1978 | | | Bombyx huttoni Westwood, 1847 | | | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Ernolatia moorei Hutton, 1865 | | | Gunda ochracea Walker, 1862 | | | Mustilia (Mustilia) falcipennis Walker, 1865 | | | Mustilia (Mustilia) sphingiformis Moore, 1879 | | | Mustilia (Smerkata) phaeopera Hampson, 1910 | | | Mustilia hepatica (Moore, 1879) | ⇒ Mustilizans hepatica Moore, 1879 | | Penicillifera lactea Hutton, 1865 | | | Prismosticta fenestrata Butler, 1880 | | | Trilocha varians Moore, 1855 | Greenish silk-moth | | Triuncina cervina Walker, 1865 | |
Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Nepal
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