Bombycidae

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

FAMILY

Published in

<i>in</i> Sonnini’s Buffon, <i>Hist. nat. gén. partic. Crust. Ins.</i>, <b>3</b>: 404

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Arthropoda

class

Insecta

order

Lepidoptera

family

Bombycidae

Name

Homonyms

Bombycidae

Common names

Lappet Moths in English

Lappet Moths in English

Polillas de seda in Spanish

Silkworm Moths in English

lappet moths in language.

priadkovité in Slovak

silkworm moths in language.

sviloprejke in Slovenian

Настоящие шелкопряды in Russian

Прядки шовківницюваті in Ukrainian

Сапраўдныя шаўкапрады in Belarusian

Шовкопряди справжні in Ukrainian

טוואי-המשי in Hebrew

ผีเสื้อหนอนไหม in Thai

วงศ์ มอธหนอนไหม in Thai

カイコガ科 in Japanese

蚕蛾科 in Chinese

蠶蛾科 in Chinese

누에나방과 in Korean

Bibliographic References

1. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 450 Suppression under the Plenary Powers of the generic name Phalaena Linnaeus, 1758, and validation as of subgeneric status (a) as from 1758, of the Terms Bombyx, Noctua, Geometra, Tortrix, Pyralis, Tinea, and Alucita as used by Linnaeus for Groups of species of the genus Phalaena and (B) as from 1767 of the Term Attacus similarly published by Linnaeus and matters incidental thereto (class Insecta, order Lepidoptera).Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 15(15), 251-328 (1957)
2. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
3. as per included genera
4. van Nieukerken, E. J.; Kaila, L.; Kitching, I. J.; Kristensen, N. P.; Lees, D. C.; et al. (2011). Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3148: 212-221.
5. van Nieukerken, E. J.; Kaila, L.; Kitching, I. J.; Kristensen, N. P.; Lees, D. C.; et al. (2011). Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3148: 212-221.
6. van Nieukerken, E. J.; Kaila, L.; Kitching, I. J.; Kristensen, N. P.; Lees, D. C.; et al. (2011). Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3148: 212-221.
7. van Nieukerken, E. J.; Kaila, L.; Kitching, I. J.; Kristensen, N. P.; Lees, D. C.; et al. (2011). Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3148: 212-221.