Bombycinae
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3989.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6115877 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BB102D-FFB0-CE17-A2B5-1CAAF63EA2D5 |
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Bombycinae |
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Subfamily Bombycinae View in CoL View at ENA Latreille, [1802]
Diagnosis. In addition to the characters given in the first couplet of the key, the foreleg tibia has soft, helmet-like setae (at least in males) and a long tibial epiphysis, and the 8th abdominal sternite in the males is densely covered with sharp setae. Larvae feed mainly on Moraceae .
Distribution. Widely distributed around the world except the New World and Western Europe. Remarks. Two lineages can be recognized within the subfamily: the Bombyx genus group and the Ocinara genus group.
Map 1. Distribution of Bombyx spp. mainly in China. * B. mori as a domesticated species rose worldwide; its distribution is not shown on the map.
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