Bombycoidea
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Bombycoidea | |
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Death's-head hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos | |
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Bombycoidea
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Apatelodidae |
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Over 3,500 species | |
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Sphingoidea |
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Bombycoidea is a superfamily of moths. It contains the silk moths, emperor moths, sphinx moth, and relatives. The Lasiocampoidea are close relatives and sometimes merged in this group. Their larvae exhibit horns.[1]
References
- ↑ Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders, edited by Christopher O'Toole, ISBN 1-55297-612-2, 2002
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