Information about Bombycoidea

Acherontia
Laspeyres, 1809

Species

A. atropos
A. styx
A. lachesis

The name Death's-head Hawkmoth refers to one of the three species (A. atropos, A. styx and A.
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Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829

Subphyla and Classes

• Subphylum Trilobitomorpha
• Trilobita - trilobites (extinct)
• Subphylum Chelicerata

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Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758

Orders
Subclass Apterygota

* Archaeognatha (bristletails)

* Thysanura (silverfish)

Subclass Pterygota

* Infraclass Paleoptera (Probably paraphyletic)

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Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda
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Macrolepidoptera

Superfamilies

see text

Macrolepidoptera is a group within the insect order Lepidoptera. Traditionally used for the larger butterflies and moths as opposed to the "Microlepidoptera", this group is unnatural.
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This is a list of the Diversity of the Lepidoptera showing the estimated number of genera and species described for each superfamily and, where available, family. See Lepidoptera for a note of the schedule of families used.
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family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is a rank, or a taxon in that rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Code which applies.
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Apatelodidae

Subfamilies

Apatelodinae
Epiinae

Apatelodidae is a somewhat disputed family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. They belong to the hawkoth, silkworm and relatives superfamily Bombycoidea.
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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.
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Brahmaeidae

Genera

See text.

Brahmaeidae is a family of insects in the Lepidoptera order, commonly known as brahmin moths.

Genera

• Acanthobrahmaea
• Brachygnatha
• Brahmaea

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Carthaeidae

Genus: Carthaea

Species: C. saturnioides

Binomial name
Carthaea saturnioides
Walker, 1858
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Lemoniidae

Lemoniidae is a small family of moths. There are only four valid genera: Crateronyx, Heteranaphe, Lemonia and Sabalia

Reference

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

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Saturniidae

Subfamilies

Oxyteninae
Cercophaninae
Arsenurinae
Ceratocampinae
Hemileucinae
Agliinae
Ludiinae
Salassinae
Saturniinae

The Saturniidae, collectively known as saturniids
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Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802

Diversity
About 200 genera,
roughly 1,200 species

Type species
Sphinx ligustri
Linnaeus, 1758

Subfamilies

Macroglossinae
Smerinthinae
Sphinginae

Sphingidae
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In scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different scientific names used for a single taxon. Usage and terminology are different for zoology and botany.

Zoology

In zoological nomenclature, synonyms are different scientific names that pertain to the same taxon, for example
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family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is a rank, or a taxon in that rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Code which applies.
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Moths may refer to:

Moths

• The Moths!, the UK band The Moths!

Moth

• Moth, the insect
• De Havilland Moth, the aircraft
• Moth (town), the town in India

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Lasiocampoidea

Diversity
over 1,600 species

Families

Anthelidae
Lasiocampidae

Lasiocampoidea is the superfamily of "lappet moths", containing two families of small to very large moths.
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Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829

Subphyla and Classes

• Subphylum Trilobitomorpha
• Trilobita - trilobites (extinct)
• Subphylum Chelicerata

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Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758

Orders
Subclass Apterygota

* Archaeognatha (bristletails)

* Thysanura (silverfish)

Subclass Pterygota

* Infraclass Paleoptera (Probably paraphyletic)

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Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda
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Rhopalocera

Superfamilies and families

• Superfamily Hedyloidea:
• Hedylidae
• Superfamily Hesperioidea:
• Hesperiidae

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Hedyloidea
Scoble, 1986
Family: Hedylidae
Guenée, 1857, nec. Bergh, 1895

Genus: Macrosoma
Hübner, 1818

Diversity
35 currently recognised species

Type species

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Hesperioidea

Family: Hesperiidae
Latreille, 1809

Diversity
About 550 genera,
3,500 species

Subfamilies

Coeliadinae
Hesperiinae
Heteropterinae
Megathyminae (disputed)
Pyrginae
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Papilionoidea

Families

Papilionidae
Pieridae
Nymphalidae
Lycaenidae
Riodinidae

The superfamily Papilionoidea (from the word "papilion", meaning "butterfly") contains all the butterflies except for the skippers, which are classified in
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moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly. Both are of the order Lepidoptera. The division of Lepidopterans into moths and butterflies is a popular taxonomy, not a scientific one.
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Acanthoctesia
Minet, 2002

Superfamily: Acanthopteroctetoidea

Family: Acanthopteroctetidae
Davis, 1988

Diversity
6 species

Genera and Species


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