''Colla'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Bombycidae
The Bombycidae are 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.
Taxonomy
Th ...
. The genus was erected by
Francis Walker in 1865.
Selected species
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Colla aerila''
Schaus, 1929
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Colla amoena''
Dognin, 1923
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Colla aminula''
Druce, 1890
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Colla coelestis''
Schaus, 1910
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Colla gaudialis''
Schaus, 1905
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Colla glaucescens''
Walker, 1865
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Colla jehlei''
Schade, 1939
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Colla klagesi''
Warren, 1901
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Colla lilacina''
Dognin, 1916
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Colla micacea''
(Walker, 1865)
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Colla netrix''
(Stoll, 1789)
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Colla opalifera''
Dognin, 1911
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Colla rhodope''
(Drury, 1782)
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Colla similis''
Felder, 1868
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Colla umbrata''
Schaus, 1905
References
Bombycidae
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