Bombycidae

Caterpillars of the silkmoth
(Bombyx mori), age 30 days
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Lepidoptera

Suborder: Macrolepidoptera

Superfamily: Bombycoidea

Family: Bombycidae

Bombycidae is a family of moths. The best-known species is Bombyx mori (Linnaeus) or silkworm, native to northern China and domesticated for millennia. Another well known species is Bombyx mandarina, also native to Asia.

Genera

This list is provisional. Genera such as Apatelodes and Olceclostera are placed in the Apatelodidae, if these are considered valid. Ephoria may be a synonym of Epholca (Geometridae: Ennominae: Ourapterygini), and Epia may be one of Hadena (Noctuidae: Hadeninae: Hadenini).

• Agriochlora
• Andraca
• Anticla
• Aristhala
• Arotros
• Bivincula
• Bivinculata
• Bombyx
• Carnotena
• Chazena
• Cheneya
• Clenora
• Colabata
• Colla
• Dalailama
• Diversosexus
• Dorisia
• Drepatelodes
• Ectrocta
• Elachyophtalma

• Ernolatia
• Falcatelodes
• Gnathocinara
• Gunda
• Hanisa
• Hygrochroa
• Laganda
• Microplastis
• Minyas
• Moeschleria
• Mustilia
• Mustilizans
• Naprepa
• Norasuma
• Oberthueria
• Ocinara
• Orgyopsis
• Penicillifera
• Phiditia
• Prismoptera

• Prismosticta
• Prothysana
• Pseudandraca
• Pseudoeupterote
• Quentalia
• Rolepa
• Rondotia
• Sorocaba
• Spanochroa
• Tamphana
• Tarchon
• Tepilia
• Thelosia
• Theophila
• Thyrioclostera
• Trilocha
• Triuncina
• Vinculinula
• Zanola
• Zolessia

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
• List of Bombycidae Types (Museum Witt München).

Extant Lepidoptera families by suborder
Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Arthropoda · Class: Insecta · Subclass: Pterygota · Infraclass: Neoptera · Superorder: Endopterygota
Aglossata
Glossata




Heterobathmiina
Zeugloptera
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