Bombycidae
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Goldsmith, M. R., T. Shimada, and H. Abe. 2005. The genetics and genomics of the silkworm, Bombyx mori. Annual Review of Entomology 50:71-100.
Lemaire, C. and J. Minet. 1999. The Bombycoidea and their relatives. Pages 321-353 in: Lepidoptera: Moths and Butterflies. 1. Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbook of Zoology Vol. IV, Part 35. N. P. Kristensen, ed. De Gruyter, Berlin and New York.
Minet, J. 1994. The Bombycoidea: phylogeny and higher classification (Lepidoptera: Glossata). Entomologica Scandinavica 25(1):63-88.
Zwick, A., J.C. Regier, C. Mitter, and M. Cummings. 2010. Increased gene sampling yields robust support for higher-level clades within Bombycoidea (Lepidoptera). Systematic Entomology , DOI:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2010.00543.x
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| Scientific Name | Ernolatia moorei |
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| Location | Siianjiyan, Jingmei, Taipei City, Taiwan |
| Source | 081116 台北 景美 仙跡岩 大黑點白蠶蛾 Ernolatia moorei (Hutton, 1865) |
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