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Bombycoidea
Superfamily of moths From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bombycoidea is a superfamily of moths, including the silk moths, giant silk moths, sphinx moths, saturniids, and relatives. The superfamily Lasiocampoidea is a close relative and was historically sometimes merged in this group. After many years of debate and shifting taxonomies, the most recent classifications treat the superfamily as containing 10 constituent families.[4]
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Characteristics
Bombycoid larvae often exhibit horns.[5] In the adult stage they are typically large, and include the largest moths in the world.
Families
Bombycoidea includes the following families:
References
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