Bombycoidea
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Bombycoidea is a superfamily of moths that includes many large, often strikingly patterned species such as silkmoths, hawk moths, and their relatives.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bombycoidea canonical | 2 |
| Bombycinae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19145554 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bombycoidea Context triple: [Lepidoptera, hasSuperfamily, Bombycoidea]
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A.
Bombycilloidea
Bombycilloidea is a superfamily of passerine birds that includes waxwings and several related, primarily frugivorous and insectivorous songbird families found across the Northern Hemisphere.
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B.
Bombycidae
Bombycidae is a family of moths best known for including the domesticated silkworm moth, whose larvae produce commercial silk.
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C.
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes butterflies and moths, characterized by their scaled wings and complete metamorphosis.
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D.
Cecropidae
Cecropidae is the legendary Athenian royal family or clan descended from the mythic king Cecrops in ancient Greek mythology.
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E.
Bibionomorpha
Bibionomorpha is a suborder of flies that includes fungus gnats, march flies, and related groups, many of which have larvae that feed on decaying organic matter or fungi.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bombycoidea Target entity description: Bombycoidea is a superfamily of moths that includes many large, often strikingly patterned species such as silkmoths, hawk moths, and their relatives.
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A.
Bombycilloidea
Bombycilloidea is a superfamily of passerine birds that includes waxwings and several related, primarily frugivorous and insectivorous songbird families found across the Northern Hemisphere.
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B.
Bombycidae
Bombycidae is a family of moths best known for including the domesticated silkworm moth, whose larvae produce commercial silk.
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C.
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes butterflies and moths, characterized by their scaled wings and complete metamorphosis.
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D.
Cecropidae
Cecropidae is the legendary Athenian royal family or clan descended from the mythic king Cecrops in ancient Greek mythology.
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E.
Bibionomorpha
Bibionomorpha is a suborder of flies that includes fungus gnats, march flies, and related groups, many of which have larvae that feed on decaying organic matter or fungi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bombycoidea