Bombycoidea
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Bombycoidea
- A taxonomic superfamily within the order Lepidoptera – silkworms and related bombycoid moths.
Hypernyms
- (superfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection
Hyponyms
- (superfamily): Anthelidae, Apatelodidae, Bombycidae, Brahmaeidae, Carthaeidae, Endromidae, Eupterotidae, Phiditiidae, Saturniidae, Sphingidae – families
Further reading
- Bombycoidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bombycoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies