Checklist of Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
for Paraguay (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 403
4043
8341 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 402
4042
8340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 385
3982
8220 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 250
3204
6812 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 45
710
1280 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 45
710
1280 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 44
708
1278 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
503
933 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
475
899 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
59
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 7
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Paraguay
7 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Paraguay
13 Species | Apatelodes imparata Dognin, 1907 | | | Apatelodes paraguayana Schaus, 1927 | | | Colabata mendozata Dognin, 1923 | | | Colla jehlei Schade., 1939 | | | Compsa albopicta Perty, 1832 | | | Compsa amoena Fisher, 1937 | | | Compsa monrosi Prosen, 1961 | | | Compsa multiguttata Melzer, 1935 | | | Compsa quadriguttata White, 1855 | | | Hygrochroa imparata Dognin, 1907 | | | Hygrochroa paraguayana Schaus, 1927 | | | Phiditia minor Schaus, 1924 | | | Thelosia jorgenseni Schaus, 1927 | |
Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Paraguay
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