Checklist of Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
for Taiwan (East Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 650
12550
43797 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 648
12547
43788 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 622
12412
43330 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 402
9697
34650 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 82
3196
9755 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 81
3194
9743 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 78
3185
9714 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 29
2112
6930 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
1904
6240 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
90
245 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 14
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Taiwan
14 Genera with 24 Species | Andraca Walker, 2016 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1990 | Mulberry silkmoths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Comparmustilia | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ernolatia Walker, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mustilia Walker, 1932 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Oberthueria Kirby, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocinara Walker, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penicillifera Dierl, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prismosticta Butler, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rotunda | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerkata Zolotuhin, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theophoba Mell, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trilocha Moore, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Triuncina Dierl, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Taiwan
24 Species and 2 Subspecies | Andraca (Andraca) bipunctata Walker, 1865 | Bunch Caterpillars | | Andraca (Chrypathemola) olivacea Matsumura, 1927 | | | Andraca (Chrypathemola) theae Matsumura, 1909 | | | Andraca yauichui Wu & Chang, 2016 | | | Bombyx horsfieldi Moore, 1859 | | | Bombyx huttoni Westwood, 1847 | | | Bombyx lusca (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Metanastria hyrtaca Cramer, 1779 | | Bombyx mandarina Moore, 1872 | Wild silkmoth | | Bombyx mandarina formosana Matsumura, 1927 | | | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Bombyx rotundapex Miyata & Kis..., 1990 | | | Comparmustilia gerontica West, 1932 | | | Ernolatia moorei Hutton, 1865 | | | Mustilia (Mustilia) sphingiformis Moore, 1879 | | | Mustilia sphingiformis gerontica West, 1932 | | | Mustilia fusca Kishida, 1993 | | | Mustilia gerontica West., 1932 | | | Oberthueria formosibia Matsumura, 1927 | | | Ocinara albicollis Walker, 1862 | | | Penicillifera apicalis Walker, 1862 | | | Prismosticta fenestrata Butler, 1880 | | | Rotunda rotundapex Miyata & Kis..., 1990 | | | Smerkata fusca Kishida, 1993 | | | Theophoba pendulans Mell, 1958 | | | Trilocha varians Moore, 1855 | Greenish silk-moth | | Triuncina brunnea Wileman, 1911 | |
Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Taiwan
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