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Checklist for Tribe Bombycini
and region Great Britain (United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
867
12703
43499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
864
12693
43484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
785
12404
42840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
474
10107
37605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
83
2646
7749
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
81
2629
7724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
77
2611
7669
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1680
4544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1498
3728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
74
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBombycinae
Lemaire & Minet, 1998
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeBombycini
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Great Britain
1 Genera with 2 Species
Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758Mulberry silkmoths2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Great Britain
2 Species
Bombyx helvola (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Eilema deplanum Esper, 1787
Bombyx rufina Linnaeus, 1758


Links, sources and further information
Bombycini at itis.gov