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Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region Tohoku (Honshu, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
356
3491
5657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
355
3490
5657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
338
3420
5557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
233
2865
4785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
59
1258
2090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
1256
2089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
1254
2085
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
969
1656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
891
1477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
43
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
7
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tohoku
7 Genera with 7 Species
Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758Mulberry silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Ephoria Walker, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Hygrochroa Packard, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Oberthueria Kirby, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Prismosticta Butler, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Pseudandraca Miyata, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Quentalia Schaus, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tohoku
7 Species
Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758Common silk moth
Ephoria arenosa Butler, 1878
Hygrochroa damora Schaus, 1939
Oberthueria falcigera Butler, 1878
Prismosticta hyalinata Butler, 1885
Pseudandraca gracilis Butler, 1885
Quentalia maevia Druce, 1898

Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Tohoku
SubfamilyApatelodinae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
Apatelodines
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOberthuerinae
Kuznetzov & Stekolnikov, 1985
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPrismostictinae
Forbes, 1955
Kentish Glory
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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