''Colla'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s of the family

Bombycidae The Bombycidae are a family of moths known as silkworm moths. The best-known species is ''Bombyx mori'' (Linnaeus), or domestic silk moth, native to northern China and domesticated for millennia. Another well-known species is '' Bombyx mandarina' ...

. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1865.

Selected species

*'' Colla aerila'' Schaus, 1929 *'' Colla amoena'' Dognin, 1923 *'' Colla aminula'' Druce, 1890 *'' Colla coelestis'' Schaus, 1910 *'' Colla gaudialis'' Schaus, 1905 *'' Colla glaucescens'' Walker, 1865 *'' Colla jehlei'' Schade, 1939 *'' Colla klagesi'' Warren, 1901 *'' Colla lilacina'' Dognin, 1916 *'' Colla micacea'' (Walker, 1865) *'' Colla netrix'' (Stoll, 1789) *'' Colla opalifera'' Dognin, 1911 *'' Colla rhodope'' (Drury, 1782) *'' Colla similis'' Felder, 1868 *'' Colla umbrata'' Schaus, 1905

References

Bombycidae Bombycoidea genera Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) {{Bombycidae-stub