Summary description from Wikipedia:

Bombycidae in languages:

Chinese

蠶蛾科

English

Silkworm Moths

Japanese

カイコガ科

Korean

누에나방과

Thai

วงศ์ มอธหนอนไหม

Thai

วงศ์ ผีเสื้อหนอนไหม

Ukrainian

Шовкопряди справжні

Ukrainian

Прядки шовківницюваті

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Parent Taxon

• Lepidoptera

Sibling Taxa

• Anthelidae
• Apatelodidae
• Bombycidae
• Brahmaeidae
• Carthaeidae
• Endromidae
• Eupterotidae
• Phiditiidae
• Saturniidae
• Sphingidae

Child Taxa

• Bivincula
• Bombycinae
• Carnotena
• Cheneya
• Clenora
• Dalailama
• Ectrocta
• Elachyophtalma
• Epiinae
• Gnathocinara
• Hanisa
• Hygrochroa
• Moeschleria
• Norasuma
• Promustilia
• Pseudandraca
• Sesquiluna
• Smerkata
• Tamphana
• Theophoba
• Vinculinula
• Vinculinula
• Zolessia

Top Observation Places

• Queenstown Estate
• Hong Kong
• Kowloon
• Victoria
• Tuen Mun
• Sha Tin
• Kwai Chung
• Tsuen Wan
• Tai Po
• Fanling
• Ma On Shan
• Tsing Yi Town
• Yuen Long Kau Hui
• Aberdeen
• Tung Chung
• Pok Fu Lam