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Taxon: Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (moth)
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Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Phylum Arthropoda Siebold, 1848 - arthropods
     Subphylum Hexapoda Latreille, 1825 see Epiclass Hexapoda Latreille, 1825
       Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 - insects
         Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 - butterflies, moths
           Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775
             Clade Coelolepida Nielsen & Kristensen, 1996
               Clade Myoglossata Kristensen & Nielsen, 1981
                 Clade Neolepidoptera Packard, 1895
                   Infraorder Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918
                     Clade Eulepidoptera Kiriakoff, 1948
                       Clade Ditrysia Börner, 1925
                         Clade Apoditrysia Minet, 1983
                           Clade Obtectomera Minet, 1986
                             Clade Macroheterocera Chapman, 1893
                               Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802
                                 01 ?Genus Allotoma Roepke, 1944
                                 02 Family Apatelodidae Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894 - American silkworm moths
                                 03 Family Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 - giant lappet moths
                                 04 Family Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 - Brahmin moths
                                 05 Family Phiditiidae Minet, 1994
                                 06 Family Anthelidae Turner, 1904 - Australian lappet moths
                                 07 Family Carthaeidae Common, 1966 [monotypic] - Australian silkworm moths
                                 08 Family Endromidae Boisduval, 1828 - glory moths
                                 09 Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 - silkworm moths
                                 10 Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 - emperor moths
                                 11 Family Sphingidae Samouelle, 1819 - hawk moths

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