Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region West Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 614
13248
40770 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 610
13239
40744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 581
13079
40224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 365
10638
34907 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 80
3730
13310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 80
3727
13306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 79
3725
13304 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 28
2482
9917 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
2292
9415 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
194
786 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 16
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for West Africa
16 Genera with 33 Species | Amusaron Bouyer, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anticla Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apatelodes Packard, 1904 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colla Walker, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepatelodes Draudt, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephoria Walker, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oberthueria Kirby, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocinara Walker, 1911 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Olceclostera Butler, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phiditia Möschler, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quentalia Schaus, 1929 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Racinoa Bouyer, 1911 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Rolepa Walker, 1920 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vingerhoedtia Bouyer, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zanola Walker, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Africa
33 Species | Amusaron kolga Druce, 1887 | | | Anticla antica Walker, 1855 | | | Apatelodes firmiana Stoll, 1782 | | | Apatelodes inviolata Dognin, 1911 | | | Apatelodes merlona Schaus, 1939 | | | Apatelodes pandarioides Schaus, 1905 | | | Apatelodes pudefacta Dyar, 1904 | | | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Colla rhodope Drury, 1782 | | | Drepatelodes umbrillinea Schaus, 1905 | | | Ephoria lybia Dognin, 1924 | | | Oberthueria guiteli Vuillet, 1911 | | | Ocinara albivertex (Strand, 1910) | ⇒ Racinoa albivertex Strand, 1911 | | Ocinara ficicola Ormerod, 1889 | | | Ocinara maculifrons (Strand, 1910) | ⇒ Racinoa maculifrons Strand, 1911 | | Ocinara ruficollis (Strand, 1911) | ⇒ Vingerhoedtia ruficollis Strand, 1911 | | Olceclostera amoria Druce, 1890 | | | Olceclostera bifenestrata Schaus, 1912 | | | Olceclostera magniplaga Schaus, 1910 | | | Phiditia lucernaria Walker, 1866 | | | Quentalia cameloi Schaus, 1939 | | | Quentalia chromana Schaus, 1929 | | | Racinoa albivertex Strand, 1911 | | | Racinoa ficicola Ormerod, 1889 | | | Racinoa fuscocervina Strand, 1911 | | | Racinoa ianthe Druce, 1887 | | | Racinoa maculifrons Strand, 1911 | | | Racinoa metallescens Möschler, 1887 | | | Racinoa pallicornis Strand, 1911 | | | Rolepa innotabilis Walker, 1865 | | | Rolepa nigrostriga Schaus, 1920 | | | Vingerhoedtia ruficollis Strand, 1911 | | | Zanola impedita Dognin, 1916 | |
Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in West Africa
Links, sources and further information Bombycidae at gbif.org
Bombycidae at irmng.org
Bombycidae at itis.gov
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