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Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region Taiwan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12552
43810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12549
43801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
622
12414
43343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
402
9699
34661
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
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
14
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
14 Genera with 24 Species
Andraca Walker, 20164SpeciesTaxom
Bombyx Linnaeus, 1990Mulberry silkmoths7SpeciesTaxom
Comparmustilia1SpeciesTaxom
Ernolatia Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Mustilia Walker, 19324SpeciesTaxom
Oberthueria Kirby, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Ocinara Walker, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Penicillifera Dierl, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Prismosticta Butler, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Rotunda1SpeciesTaxom
Smerkata Zolotuhin, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Theophoba Mell, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Trilocha Moore, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Triuncina Dierl, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
24 Species and 2 Subspecies
Andraca (Andraca) bipunctata Walker, 1865Bunch 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, 1872Wild silkmoth
Bombyx mandarina formosana Matsumura, 1927
Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758Common 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, 1855Greenish silk-moth
Triuncina brunnea Wileman, 1911

Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Taiwan
SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOberthuerinae
Kuznetzov & Stekolnikov, 1985
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPrismostictinae
Forbes, 1955
Kentish Glory
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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