Bombycoidea
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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.
Regier, J.C., C.P. Cook, C. Mitter, and A. Hussey. 2008. A phylogenetic study of the ‘bombycoid complex’ (Lepidoptera) using five protein-coding nuclear genes, with comments on the problem of macrolepidoteran phylogeny. Systematic Entomology, 33, 175 – 189.
Shimada, T., Y. Kurimoto, and M. Kobayashi. 1995. Phylogenetic relationship of silkmoths inferred from sequence data of the arylphorin gene. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 4(3):223-234.
Zwick, A. 2008. Molecular phylogeny of Anthelidae and other bombycoid taxa (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea). Systematic Entomology, 33, 190 – 209.
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
Information on the Internet
- Saturnia Homepage. Wolfgang Nässig's pages about Saturniidae and other bombycoid moths.
- Bombycoidea of Canada. J. T. Troubridge and J. D. Lafontaine.
- John Cody Gallery. Photographs and paintings of silkmoths.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Rothschildia orizaba |
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| Location | Zona Protectora, Costa Rica |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
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© Greg and Marybeth Dimijian
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| Scientific Name | Sphingidae |
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| Location | Poco Sol, Costa Rica |
| Comments | Sphinx moth |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Copyright |
© Greg and Marybeth Dimijian
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