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Bombycidae
The Bombycidae are a family of moths known as silkworm moths. The best-known species is ''Bombyx mori'' (Linnaeus), or domestic silk moth, native to northern China and domesticated for millennia. Another well-known species is '' Bombyx mandarina'', also native to Asia. Taxonomy The family was recently severely restricted, and currently contains only one or two subfamilies, the Bombycinae and Epiinae (previously the tribe Epiini). The former subfamilies Oberthueriinae and Prismostictinae have been placed as subjective junior synonyms of Endromidae. The former subfamilies Apatelodinae and Phiditiinae have been reinstated as separate families. Genera This list is provisional. ''Epia'' may also be placed within Apatelodidae, along with '' Tamphana''. Some genera were formerly placed in Apatelodinae, such as '' Anticla'' and '' Quentalia''.Hamilton, C.A., St Laurent, R.A., Dexter, K. et al. Phylogenomics resolves major relationships and reveals significant diversification rate shifts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernolatia
''Ernolatia'' is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1862. Species *''Ernolatia lida'' (Moore, 1858) *''Ernolatia moorei'' (Hutton, 1865) References Bombycidae Bombycoidea genera Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) {{Bombycidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anticla
''Anticla'' is a genus of moths of the Bombycidae The Bombycidae are a family of moths known as silkworm moths. The best-known species is ''Bombyx mori'' (Linnaeus), or domestic silk moth, native to northern China and domesticated for millennia. Another well-known species is '' Bombyx mandarina' ... family. Species * '' Anticla antica'' Walker, 1855 * '' Anticla flavaria'' Cramer, 1781 * '' Anticla limosa'' Schaus, 1892 * '' Anticla ortygia'' Druce, 1887 * '' Anticla rutila'' (Druce, 1887) * '' Anticla symphora'' Schaus, 1929 * '' Anticla tarasia'' Schaus, 1929 References * Bombycidae Bombycoidea genera Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) {{Bombycidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moeschleria
''Moeschleria'' is a genus of moths of the Bombycidae family. It contains the single species ''Moeschleria hulstii'', which is found in Puerto Rico ; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo .... References * Bombycidae Monotypic moth genera Bombycoidea genera Taxa named by Max Saalmüller {{Bombycidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamphana
''Tamphana'' is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae The Bombycidae are a family of moths known as silkworm moths. The best-known species is ''Bombyx mori'' (Linnaeus), or domestic silk moth, native to northern China and domesticated for millennia. Another well-known species is '' Bombyx mandarina' .... Species * '' Tamphana inferna'' Dognin, 1916 * '' Tamphana lojanara'' Schaus, 1929 * '' Tamphana maoma'' Schaus, 1920 * '' Tamphana marmorea'' Schaus, 1892 * '' Tamphana orion'' Dognin, 1916 * '' Tamphana praecipua'' Schaus, 1905 References * Bombycidae Bombycoidea genera Taxa named by William Schaus {{Bombycidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gnathocinara
''Gnathocinara'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Bombycidae erected by Wolfgang Dierl in 1978. It contains only one species, ''Gnathocinara situla'', described by van Eecke in 1929, which is found on Sumatra in Indonesia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ... is 30–43 mm. References Bombycidae Bombycoidea genera Monotypic moth genera {{Bombycidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombyx Mori
''Bombyx mori'', commonly known as the domestic silk moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Bombycidae. It is the closest relative of '' Bombyx mandarina'', the wild silk moth. Silkworms are the larvae of silk moths. The silkworm is of particular economic value, being a primary producer of silk. The silkworm's preferred food are the leaves of white mulberry, though they may eat other species of mulberry, and even leaves of other plants like the Osage orange. Domestic silk moths are entirely dependent on humans for reproduction, as a result of millennia of selective breeding. Wild silk moths, which are other species of ''Bombyx'', are not as commercially viable in the production of silk. Sericulture, the practice of breeding silkworms for the production of raw silk, has existed for at least 5,000 years in China, whence it spread to India, Korea, Nepal, Japan, and then the West. The conventional process of sericulture kills the silkworm in the pupal stage. The domestic s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bivinculata
''Bivinculata'' is a genus of moths of the Bombycidae family. It contains the single species ''Bivinculata kalikotei'', which is found in Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch .... References Bombycidae Monotypic moth genera Bombycoidea genera {{Bombycidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bivincula
''Bivincula'' is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae The Bombycidae are a family of moths known as silkworm moths. The best-known species is ''Bombyx mori'' (Linnaeus), or domestic silk moth, native to northern China and domesticated for millennia. Another well-known species is '' Bombyx mandarina' .... The genus was erected by Wolfgang Dierl in 1978. Selected species * '' Bivincula diaphana'' (Moore, 1879) * '' Bivincula watsoni'' Dierl, 1978 References Bombycidae Bombycoidea genera {{Bombycidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amusaron
''Amusaron'' is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae The Bombycidae are a family of moths known as silkworm moths. The best-known species is ''Bombyx mori'' (Linnaeus), or domestic silk moth, native to northern China and domesticated for millennia. Another well-known species is '' Bombyx mandarina' .... The genus was erected by Thierry Bouyer in 2008. Selected species *'' Amusaron kolga'' (Druce, 1887) *'' Amusaron pruinosa'' (Grünberg, 1907) References Bombycidae Bombycoidea genera {{Bombycidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quentalia
''Quentalia'' is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae first described by William Schaus in 1929. It has at times been placed in the family Apatelodidae Apatelodidae, the American silkworm moths, is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. They are a family within the superfamily Bombycoidea, though they have in the past been considered a subfamily of Bombycidae. Distribution Species ar ..., but recent research indicates the subfamily Epiinae, to which ''Quentalia'' belongs, is affiliated with Bombycidae.Hamilton, C.A., St Laurent, R.A., Dexter, K. et al. Phylogenomics resolves major relationships and reveals significant diversification rate shifts in the evolution of silk moths and relatives. BMC Evol Biol 19, 182 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-019-1505-1 Species *'' Quentalia altura'' Schaus, 1920 *'' Quentalia amisena'' Druce, 1890 *'' Quentalia brunnea'' Dognin, 1916 *'' Quentalia callinicia'' Schaus, 1929 *'' Quentalia cameloi'' Schaus, 1939 *'' Que ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apatelodidae
Apatelodidae, the American silkworm moths, is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. They are a family within the superfamily Bombycoidea, though they have in the past been considered a subfamily of Bombycidae. Distribution Species are exclusively found in the New World, with the highest diversity in the Neotropical realm. Diversity Apatelodidae is undergoing taxonomic and phylogenetic revision, as a result of which the exact numbers of genera and species included have been subject to frequent change. "A global checklist of the Bombycoidea" (Kitching et al. 2018) lists twelve genera and 182 species for the family. Not included in the checklist are taxonomic changes that occurred shortly before, or since, publication. Some examples of such changes are the addition of genera '' Arotros'' (transferred from Bombycidae in 2019) and '' Asocia'' (newly described in 2021) to Apatelodidae, the synonymization of ''Apatelodes florisa'' to '' Apatelodes schreiteri'', or the desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epia (moth)
''Epia'' is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820. Selected species *'' Epia casnonia'' (Druce, 1887) *'' Epia domina'' (Cramer, 780 __NOTOC__ Year 780 (Roman numerals, DCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 780th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 780th year of the 1st millennium, the 80th year of the 8th c ... *'' Epia erdae'' Schaus, 1928 *'' Epia hiemalis'' Butler, 1878 *'' Epia intricata'' Druce, 1904 *'' Epia lebethra'' Druce, 1890 *'' Epia lunilinea'' Schaus, 1920 *'' Epia madeira'' Schaus, 1920 *'' Epia muscosa'' (Butler, 1878) *'' Epia parsenia'' Schaus, 1934 *'' Epia picta'' Schaus, 1920 *'' Epia vulnerata'' Felder, 1868 Former species *'' Epia amabilis'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 References Bombycidae Bombycoidea genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Bombycidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
