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.

Bombycidae
Caterpillars of the domestic silk moth (Bombyx mori), age 30 days
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Bombycoidea
Family:	Bombycidae Leach in Samouelle, 1819[1][2]
Genera
See text
Synonyms
Bombycites Latreille, 1809[3]

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.^[4][5]

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.^[6]

• Amusaron
• Anticla Walker, 1855
• Bivincula
• Bivinculata
• Bombyx
• Colla
• Dalailama
• Elachyophtalma
• Epia
• Ernolatia
• Gastridiota
• Gnathocinara
• Gunda
• Moeschleria
• Ocinara
• Penicillifera
• Quentalia Schaus, 1929
• Racinoa
• Rondotia
• Tamphana
• Trilocha
• Triuncina
• Valvaribifidum
• Vinculinula
• Vingerhoedtia