Overview
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A Series in the Kingdom Animalia.
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Taxonomy
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The Series Bombyciformes is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Superfamily (1): Bombycoidea
- Family (7): Anthelidae · Apatelodidae · Bombycidae · Carthaeidae · Eupterotidae · Lasiocampidae · Mimallonidae
Families
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Anthelidae
Anthelidae is a family of Australian lappet moths in the order. [more]
Apatelodidae
Bombycidae
Bombycidae is a family of . 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. [more]
Carthaeidae
Eupterotidae
Eupterotidae is a of insects in the Lepidoptera order. [more]
Lasiocampidae
The Lasiocampidae family of are also known as eggars, snout moths or lappet moths. There are over 2000 species worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied. [more]
Mimallonidae
At least 201 species and subspecies belong to the Family Mimallonidae.
More info about the Family Mimallonidae may be found here.
Sources
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