Checklist for Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 (Lappet moths)
and region Zambia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 333
3740
9137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 331
3738
9135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 309
3639
8842 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 202
3129
7992 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 51
1407
3745 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 51
1407
3745 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1406
3743 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
977
2918 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
941
2847 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
101
331 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 1
4 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Zambia
1 Genera with 4 Species
Species list for Zambia
4 Species
Subnodes of Bombycidae with occurrences in Zambia
Links, sources and further information Bombycidae at gbif.org
Bombycidae at irmng.org
Bombycidae at itis.gov
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