Bombycidae

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Bombycidae

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annotated classification

In lepidopteran: Annotated classification
Family Bombycidae (silkworm moths) 350 species worldwide except Europe; most common in Asian and New World tropics; includes the domesticated silkworm (Bombyx mori); related family: Eupterotidae. Family Saturniidae (giant silkworm moths) 1,480
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