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Bombycoidea
Taxonomy
Bombycoidea was named by Latreille (1802). It is extant.
It was assigned to Macroheterocera by van Nieukerken et al. (2011), Sohn et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Macroheterocera by van Nieukerken et al. (2011), Sohn et al. (2012).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1802 | Bombycoidea Latreille p. 404 |
| 2011 | Bombycoidea van Nieukerken et al. p. 217 |
| 2012 | Bombycoidea Sohn et al. p. 74 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Superfm. Bombycoidea Latreille 1802
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Fm. Saturniidae Boisduval 1837
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Subfm. Saturniinae Boisduval 1837
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Invalid names: Agliinae Packard 1893 [empty]
Fm. Sphingidae Latreille 1802
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Invalid names: Bombycidae Latreille 1802 [empty], Sphingides Latreille 1802 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available