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Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region North Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1151
23291
115322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1145
23270
115280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1016
22709
113796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
588
18355
100567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
96
4253
15791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
94
4228
15745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
90
4202
15642
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
2707
9516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
25
2444
8022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
8
123
288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
7
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Europe
7 Genera with 24 Species
Anticla Walker, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Apatelodes Packard, 17972SpeciesTaxom
Bombycites Heer, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758Mulberry silkmoths13SpeciesTaxom
Olceclostera Butler, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Quentalia Schaus, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Zanola Walker, 17771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Europe
24 Species
Anticla antica Walker, 1855
Anticla symphora Schaus, 1929
Apatelodes pudefacta Dyar, 1904
Apatelodes torrefacta Smith, 1797Spotted Apatalodes
Bombycites buchii O. Heer, 1865
Bombycites oeningensis O. Heer, 1849
Bombyx castrensis Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx cygnea Thunberg, 1788
Bombyx dispar Thunberg, 1784
Bombyx elegans (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Diaphone eumela Stoll, 1781
Bombyx helvola (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Eilema deplanum Esper, 1787
Bombyx lunigera (Paykull, 1793)⇒ Cosmotriche lobulina Denis & Schi..., 1775
Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758Common silk moth
Bombyx neustria Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx populi Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx rubea Denis & Schi..., 1775
Bombyx rubi Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx rufina Linnaeus, 1758
Quentalia maevia Druce, 1898
Quentalia melchthala Schaus, 1929
Quentalia numalia Schaus, 1929
Quentalia subumbrata Dognin, 1922
Zanola verago Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in North Europe
SubfamilyApatelodinae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
Apatelodines
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
2
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



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