Bombyx Boisduval, 1828
FAMILY | Lasiocampidae |
SUBFAMILY | Lasiocampinae |
AUTHOR | Boisduval, 1828 |
STATUS | Unavailable name |
SYNONYM | Gastropacha |
PUBLICATION | Boisduval J. B. A. 1828. Europaeorum Lepidopterorum Index Methodicus. Pars 1. Sistens genera Papilio, Sphinx, Bombyx et Noctua Lin. - — :1-103. |
PAGINATION | 48 |
COMMENTS | Type species: Phalaena quercifolia Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturae (Edn 10) 1: 497. By subsequent designation by Fletcher & Nye, 1982. - In: Nye, Generic Names Moths World 4: 69. A junior homonym of Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758, and a junior objective synonym of Gastropacha Ochsenheimer, 1810. |