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Checklist for Subfamily Bombycinae Lemaire & Minet, 1998
and region Asia (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1424
46886
383801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1418
46814
383608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1295
46047
379980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
722
33667
307519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
112
9330
62089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
107
9294
61998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
101
9252
61685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
38
6019
40818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
31
5342
35698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
8
281
1391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
40
125
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
17
68
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Asia
17 Genera with 68 Species
Bivincula Dierl, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758Mulberry silkmoths21SpeciesTaxom
Ectrocta Moore, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Elachyophtalma Felder, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Epia Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ernolatia Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Gunda Walker, 188313SpeciesTaxom
Norasuma Walker, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Ocinara Walker, 19507SpeciesTaxom
Penicillifera Dierl, 19504SpeciesTaxom
Quentalia Schaus, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Rondotia Moore, 18854SpeciesTaxom
Rotunda1SpeciesTaxom
Theophila Hübner, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Trilocha Moore, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Triuncina Dierl, 18374SpeciesTaxom
Valvaribifidum X. Wang , G...., 2011
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asia
68 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bivincula diaphana Moore, 1879
Bivincula kalikotei Dierl, 1978
Bivincula watsoni Dierl, 1978
Bombyx arracanensis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx certhia Fabricius, 1793
Bombyx croesi (Moore & Hutton, 1862)⇒ Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx fortunatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx helvola (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Eilema deplanum Esper, 1787
Bombyx horsfieldi Moore, 1859
Bombyx huttoni Westwood, 1847
Bombyx incomposita Van Eecke, 1929
Bombyx lemeepauli Lemée, 1950
Bombyx lugubris (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Emmelia trabealis Scopoli, 1763
Bombyx lusca (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Metanastria hyrtaca Cramer, 1779
Bombyx mandarina Moore, 1872Wild silkmoth
Bombyx mandarina formosana Matsumura, 1927
Bombyx medicaginis (Borkhausen, 1793)⇒ Lasiocampa trifolii Denis & Schi..., 1775
Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758Common silk moth
Bombyx orientalis Fabricius, 1793
Bombyx rotundapex Miyata & Kis..., 1990
Bombyx rufina Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx shini Park & Sohn, 2002
Bombyx sinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx textor (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758
Ectrocta diaphana (Hampson, 1892)⇒ Rondotia diaphana Hampson, 1893
Elachyophtalma dohertyi Rothschild, 1920
Elachyophtalma tricolor Felder, 1861
Epia capsivora
Ernolatia moorei Hutton, 1865
Gunda apicalis (Hampson, 1892)⇒ Hoplojana politzari Basquin, 2013
Gunda engonata Swinhoe, 1899
Gunda hainana Walker, 1862
Gunda javanica Moore, 1872
Gunda leefmansi (Walker, 1862)⇒ Gunda sikkima Walker, 1862
Gunda ochracea Walker, 1862
Gunda proxima Roepke, 1924
Gunda richteri Weymer, 1890
Gunda sesostris Vuillot, 1893
Gunda sikkima Walker, 1862
Gunda sikkimia Moore, 1879
Gunda subnotata Walker, 1859
Gunda thwaitesii Moore, 1883
Norasuma javanica (Moore, 1872)⇒ Gunda richteri Weymer, 1890
Ocinara abbreviata Dierl, 1978
Ocinara albiceps Walker, 1862
Ocinara albicollis Walker, 1862
Ocinara arabica Wiltshire, 1982
Ocinara diaphragma (Mell, 1958)⇒ Triuncina diaphragma Mell, 1958
Ocinara nitidoidea (Mell, 1958)⇒ Triuncina diaphragma Mell, 1958
Ocinara tamsi (Lemée, 1950)⇒ Penicillifera tamsi Lemée, 1950
Penicillifera apicalis Walker, 1862
Penicillifera lactea Hutton, 1865
Penicillifera purpurascens Holloway, 1976
Penicillifera tamsi Lemée, 1950
Quentalia maevia Druce, 1898
Rondotia diaphana Hampson, 1893
Rondotia lineata Leech, 1889
Rondotia lurida (Leech, 1898)⇒ Rondotia lineata Leech, 1889
Rondotia menciana Moore, 1885
Rotunda rotundapex Miyata & Kis..., 1990
Theophila mandarina (Moore, 1872)⇒ Colabata dora Schaus, 1896
Theophila religiosae (Helfer, 1837)⇒ Triuncina religiosae Helfer, 1837
Trilocha friedeli Dierl, 1978
Trilocha myodes West., 1932
Trilocha varians Moore, 1855Greenish silk-moth
Triuncina brunnea Wileman, 1911
Triuncina cervina Walker, 1865
Triuncina diaphragma Mell, 1958
Triuncina religiosae Helfer, 1837

Subnodes of Bombycinae with occurrences in Asia
TribeBombycini
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Links, sources and further information
Bombycinae at gbif.org
Bombycinae at itis.gov