Name - Bombyx L. 1758

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:2754160 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Bombyx

• Bombyx Linnaeus 1758

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

Genus

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• Opinion 450. Suppression under the Plenary Powers of the generic name Phalaena Linnaeus, 1758, and validation as of subgeneric status (a) as from 1758, of the terms Bombyx, Noctua, Geometra, Tortrix, Pyralis, Tinea, and Alucita, as used by Linnaeus for groups of species of the genus Phalaena and (b) as from 1767 of the term Attacus similarly published by Linnaeus and matters incidental thereto (Class Insecta, Order Lepidoptera).
• Four undescribed moths from eastern North America, with notes on closely related species (Lepidoptera, Phalaenidae olim Noctuidae).

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