| Bombycidae | |
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| Caterpillars of the silkmoth (Bombyx mori), age 30 days |
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| 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).
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References
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
- List of Bombycidae Types (Museum Witt München).
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