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Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region Tunapuna-Piarco (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
145
1055
1464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
145
1055
1464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
1030
1426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
101
967
1367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
38
654
992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
38
654
992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
653
992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
437
718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
428
707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
46
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tunapuna-Piarco
3 Genera with 3 Species
Apatelodes Packard, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Colla Walker, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Zolessia Biezanko & M..., 19011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunapuna-Piarco
3 Species
Apatelodes nina Stoll, 1782
Colla rhodope Drury, 1782
Zolessia cuprea (Kaye, 1901)⇒ Phiditia cuprea Kaye, 1901

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

Taxom

SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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