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Bombycidae
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The Bombycidae are a family of moths known as silkworm moths. The best-known species is Bombyx mori (Linnaeus), or domestic silk moth, native to northern China and domesticated for millennia. Another well-known species is Bombyx mandarina, also native to Asia.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyBombycidae
Raupen des Seidenspinners in der Zucht Die Echten Spinner (Bombycidae) sind eine Familie der Schmetterlinge (Nachtfalter) die weltweit mit ca. 350 Arten vorkommt. Ihr Hauptverbreitungsgebiet sind die Tropen, wobei die meisten Arten im Orient und in der Neotropis leben. Abgesehen von Zuchtexemplaren fehlen sie in Europa.
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The Bombycidae are a family of moths known as silkworm moths. The best-known species is Bombyx mori (Linnaeus), or domestic silk moth, native to northern China and domesticated for millennia. Another well-known species is Bombyx mandarina, also native to Asia.
==Taxonomy== The family was recently severely restricted, and currently contains only one or two subfamilies, the Bombycinae and Epiinae (previously the tribe Epiini). The former subfamilies Oberthueriinae and Prismostictinae have been placed as subjective junior synonyms of Endromidae. The former subfamilies Apatelodinae and Phiditiinae have been reinstated as separate families.