Bombycoidea
Translingual
Wikispecies
Etymology
Bombyx + -oidea
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): Bombyciformes, Saturniiformes - series