Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 401
3514
6584 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 400
3513
6582 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 385
3451
6458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 243
2759
5315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
1200
2261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
1200
2261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
1199
2261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
790
1587 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
770
1561 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
61
147 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 6
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
6 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
10 Species | Apatelodes nina Stoll, 1782 | | | Apatelodes pandara Druce, 1893 | | | Colla rhodope Drury, 1782 | | | Compsa macra Thomson, 1867 | | | Olceclostera amoria Druce, 1890 | | | Olceclostera irrorata Butler, 1878 | | | Olceclostera maya Schaus, 1892 | | | Phiditia cuprea Kaye, 1901 | | | Phiditia minor Schaus, 1924 | | | Zolessia cuprea (Kaye, 1901) | ⇒ Phiditia cuprea Kaye, 1901 |
Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago
Links, sources and further information Bombycidae at gbif.org
Bombycidae at irmng.org
Bombycidae at itis.gov
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