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Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region Uganda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
395
5093
15214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
4282
13815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
62
1798
6870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
62
1797
6869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1796
6868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1253
5484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
1157
5269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
106
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
3
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Uganda
3 Genera with 11 Species
Ocinara Walker, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Racinoa Bouyer, 20088SpeciesTaxom
Vingerhoedtia Bouyer, 19112SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uganda
11 Species
Ocinara ficicola Ormerod, 1889
Racinoa distincta Darge, 2016
Racinoa ficicola Ormerod, 1889
Racinoa napakensis Darge, 2016
Racinoa obliquisigna Hampson, 1910
Racinoa signicosta Strand, 1911
Racinoa spiralis Kühne, 2008
Racinoa versicolora Kühne, 2008
Racinoa zolotuhini Kühne, 2008
Vingerhoedtia grisea Gaede, 1927
Vingerhoedtia ruficollis Strand, 1911

Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Uganda
SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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