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This article is a list of the moths of Family Bombycidae which are found in India. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of India. Entries have been checked against LepIndex (accessed 8 vii 2007), but not yet necessarily placed correctly to subfamily
[edit] Subfamily Bombycinae
- Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 Note: an exotic species maintained in domestic situations only for the silk trade; native to China
- Bombyx lugubris (Drury, 1782) ( = Theophila lugubris (Drury, 1782) sensu Hampson, 1892)
[edit] Genus Triuncina Dierl, 1978
- Triuncina religiosae (Helfer, 1837) ( = Theophila huttoni (Westwood, 1847) sensu Hampson, 1892)
[edit] Genus Ectrocta Hampson, 1892 [1893]
- Ectrocta diaphana Hampson, 1892 [1893]
[edit] Genus Trilocha Moore, 1860
- Trilocha varians (Walker, 1855) ( = Ocinara varians Walker, 1855 sensu Hampson, 1892)
[edit] Genus Penicillifera Dierl, 1978
- Penicillifera apicalis (Walker, 1862) ( = Ocinara apicalis Walker, 1862 and Ocinara signifera Walker, 1862 sensu Hampson, 1892)
[edit] Genus Gunda Walker, 1862
[edit] Genus Norasuma Moore, 1872
- Norasuma javanica (Moore, 1872) ( = Gunda javanica Moore, 1872 sensu Hampson, 1892)
[edit] Subfamily Prismostictinae
[edit] Genus Mustilia Walker, 1865
- Mustilia falcipennis Walker, 1865
- Mustilia sphingiformis Moore, 1879
- Mustilia hepatica Moore, 1879
[edit] Genus Andraca Walker, 1865
- Andraca bipunctata Walker, 1865
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