Biology:List of moths of India (Bombycidae)
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This is a list of moths of the family Bombycidae that are found in India . It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of India.
Subfamily Bombycinae
Genus Bombyx
- Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 Note: an exotic species maintained in domestic situations only for the silk trade; native to China
- Bombyx lugubris (Drury, 1782) (= Theophila lugubris (Drury, 1782) sensu Hampson, 1892)
- Bombyx huttoni Westwood, 1847
Genus Triuncina
- Triuncina religiosae (Helfer, 1837) (= Theophila huttoni (Westwood, 1847) sensu Hampson, 1892)
Genus Ectrocta
- Ectrocta diaphana Hampson, 1892 [1893]
Genus Trilocha
- Trilocha varians (Walker, 1855) (= Ocinara varians Walker, 1855 sensu Hampson, 1892)
Genus Penicillifera
- Penicillifera apicalis (Walker, 1862) (= Ocinara apicalis Walker, 1862 and Ocinara signifera Walker, 1862 sensu Hampson, 1892)
Genus Gunda
- Gunda thwaitesii Hampson, 1892
- Gunda sikkima Moore, 1879
Genus Norasuma
- Norasuma javanica (Moore, 1872) (= Gunda javanica Moore, 1872 sensu Hampson, 1892)
Subfamily Prismostictinae
Genus Mustilia
- Mustilia falcipennis Walker, 1865
- Mustilia sphingiformis Moore, 1879
- Mustilia hepatica Moore, 1879
Genus Andraca
- Andraca bipunctata Walker, 1865
See also
- Bombycidae
- Moths
- Lepidoptera
- List of moths of India
References
- Hampson, G.F. et al. (1892–1937) Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma - Moths. Vols. 1-5 cxix + 2813 p - 1295 figs - 1 table - 15 pl (12 in col.)
- Savela, Markku. Website on Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms - Page on Family Bombycidae (Accessed on 8 July 2007).
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