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Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region West Bengal (East India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
299
2570
5220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
298
2569
5219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
282
2505
5118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
183
1984
4207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
634
980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
48
633
980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
633
980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
470
755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
452
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
46
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Bengal
4 Genera with 4 Species
Andraca Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Mustilia Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Mustilizans J.K. Yang, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Penicillifera Dierl, 19761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Bengal
4 Species
Andraca (Andraca) trilochoides Moore, 1865
Mustilia (Mustilia) falcipennis Walker, 1865
Mustilizans hepatica Moore, 1879
Penicillifera purpurascens Holloway, 1976

Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in West Bengal
SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPrismostictinae
Forbes, 1955
Kentish Glory
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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