Checklist of Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
for Venezuela (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 514
6360
16212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 512
6356
16208 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 486
6227
15868 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 306
4996
13412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 64
1582
3952 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 64
1582
3952 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 63
1580
3949 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1108
3002 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
1018
2840 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
77
251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 11
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Venezuela
11 Genera with 17 Species | Agriochlora Warren, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anticla Walker, 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apatelodes Packard, 1916 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Colla Walker, 1782 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Compsa Perty, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epia Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hygrochroa Packard, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olceclostera Butler, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prothysana Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quentalia Schaus, 1929 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zanola Walker, 1777 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Venezuela
17 Species | Agriochlora klagesi Warren, 1901 | | | Anticla antica Walker, 1855 | | | Anticla carya (Walker, 1855) | ⇒ Anticla antica Walker, 1855 | | Apatelodes nina Stoll, 1782 | | | Apatelodes pertuisa Dognin, 1916 | | | Colla manni (Dognin, 1911) | ⇒ Colla opalifera Dognin, 1911 | | Colla opalifera Dognin, 1911 | | | Colla rhodope Drury, 1782 | | | Compsa nipha Martins & Napp, 1986 | | | Epia muscosa Butler, 1878 | | | Hygrochroa pertuisa Dognin, 1916 | | | Olceclostera amoria Druce, 1890 | | | Olceclostera bilinea Schaus, 1900 | | | Quentalia sheila Schaus, 1929 | | | Zanola difficilis (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Zanola verago Cramer, 1777 | | Zanola pertuisa (Dognin, 1916) | ⇒ Apatelodes pertuisa Dognin, 1916 | | Zanola verago Cramer, 1777 | |
Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Venezuela
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