Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region New Guinea (Australasia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 397
4697
21747 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 396
4696
21746 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 381
4612
21406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 237
3397
17247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 53
1127
5217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 53
1127
5217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 52
1126
5216 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
803
4151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
708
3787 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
41
227 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 3
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for New Guinea
3 Genera with 25 Species
Species list for New Guinea
25 Species | Elachyophtalma bicolor Bethune-Baker, 1904 | | | Elachyophtalma cotanoides Rothschild, 1920 | | | Elachyophtalma doreyana Rothschild, 1920 | | | Elachyophtalma flava Van Eecke, 1924 | | | Elachyophtalma flavolivacea Rothschild, 1916 | | | Elachyophtalma goliathina Rothschild, 1920 | | | Elachyophtalma infraluteola Rothschild, 1920 | | | Elachyophtalma insularum Rothschild, 1920 | | | Elachyophtalma kebeae Bethune-Baker, 1904 | | | Elachyophtalma meeki Rothschild, 1920 | | | Elachyophtalma melanoleuca Rothschild, 1920 | | | Elachyophtalma mimiocotana Rothschild, 1920 | | | Elachyophtalma picaria Walker, 1865 | | | Elachyophtalma quadrimaculata Van Eecke, 1924 | | | Elachyophtalma semicostalis Rothschild, 1920 | | | Elachyophthalma acuminalba Van Eecke, 1924 | | | Elachyophthalma aroa Bethune-Baker, 1904 | | | Elachyophthalma bicolor Bethune-Baker, 1904 | | | Elachyophthalma cotanoides Rothschild, 1920 | | | Elachyophthalma infraluteola Rothschild, 1920 | | | Elachyophthalma mimiocotana Rothschild, 1920 | | | Elachyophthalma picaria Walker, 1865 | | | Elachyophthalma semicostalis Rothschild, 1920 | | | Elachyophthalma tricolor Felder, 1861 | | | Gunda aroa Bethune-Baker, 1904 | |
Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in New Guinea
Links, sources and further information Bombycidae at gbif.org
Bombycidae at irmng.org
Bombycidae at itis.gov
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