- Bombycoidea
Taxobox
name = Bombycoidea
image_width = 240px
image_caption =Death's-head Hawkmoth , "Acherontia atropos"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Lepidoptera
unranked_familia =Macrolepidoptera
superfamilia = Bombycoidea
diversity = Over 3,500 species
diversity_link = Lepidopteran diversity
subdivision_ranks = Families
subdivision =Apatelodidae Bombycidae Brahmaeidae Carthaeidae Endromididae Eupterotidae Lemoniidae Mirinidae Saturniidae Sphingidae
synonyms = SphingoideaBombycoidea is a
superfamily ofmoths . It contains the silk moths, emperor moths, sphinx moths and relatives. TheLasiocampoidea are close relatives and sometimes merged in the present group.ources
*"Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders", edited by Christopher O'Toole, ISBN 1-55297-612-2, 2002
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