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Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region West Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
999
17279
73737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
994
17258
73681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
883
16814
72502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
498
13287
62755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
92
3626
13719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
91
3621
13692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
86
3604
13648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
28
2314
7538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
2104
6433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
8
150
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
11
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Europe
11 Genera with 15 Species
Apatelodes Packard, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Bombyx Linnaeus, 1851Mulberry silkmoths5SpeciesTaxom
Cheneya Schaus, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Colabata Walker, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Colla Walker, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Drepatelodes Draudt, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Epia Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Hygrochroa Packard, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Olceclostera Butler, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Phiditia Möschler, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Rolepa Walker, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Europe
15 Species
Apatelodes pandarioides Schaus, 1905
Bombyx elegans (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Diaphone eumela Stoll, 1781
Bombyx medicaginis (Borkhausen, 1793)⇒ Lasiocampa trifolii Denis & Schi..., 1775
Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758Common silk moth
Bombyx orientalis Fabricius, 1793
Bombyx taraxacoides Bellier de l..., 1851
Cheneya morissa Schaus, 1929
Colla gaudialis Schaus, 1905
Colla lilacina Dognin, 1916
Colla opalifera Dognin, 1911
Drepatelodes umbrillinea Schaus, 1905
Epia muscosa Butler, 1878
Olceclostera oriunda Schaus, 1905
Phiditia maculosa Dognin, 1916
Rolepa marginepicta Dognin, 1914

Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in West Europe
SubfamilyApatelodinae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
Apatelodines
6
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhiditiinae
Minet, 1994
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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