Bombycidae

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Bombycidae is a family of moths best known for including the domesticated silkworm moth, whose larvae produce commercial silk.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bombycidae canonical 2
Bombycinae 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf moth family
taxon
authority Pierre André Latreille
characteristic broad wings
medium-sized moths
often hairy bodies
stout-bodied adults
class Insecta
commonName silkworm moths
distribution Africa
Asia
Europe
Old World tropics
economicImportance sericulture
silk production
habitat forests
shrublands
woodlands
hasTypeGenus Bombyx
includes Andraca
Bombyx
Bombyx mandarina
Bombyx mori
Colla
Elachyophtalma
Epiphora
Ernolatia
Gunda
Mustilia
Ocinara
Pseudandraca
Racinoa
Tamphana
Theophila
Trichogyne
Trilocha
Vidia
infraorder Heteroneura
kingdom Animalia
larvalFoodPlant Moraceae
mulberry trees
notableFor including the domesticated silkworm moth
larvae that produce commercial silk (via Bombyx mori)
order Lepidoptera
phylum Arthropoda
subfamily Bombycinae
linked to: Bombycidae

Epiinae
Prismostictinae
suborder Glossata
superfamily Bombycoidea
taxonRank family
yearDescribed 1802

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bombyx mori family Bombycidae
Bombycidae subfamily Bombycinae
linked to: Bombycidae
Bombyx family Bombycidae