''Colla'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s of the family

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

. 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 ''Colla coelestis'' is a moth in the Bombycidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1910. It is found in Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is ...

'' Schaus, 1910 *''

Colla gaudialis ''Colla gaudialis'' is a moth in the Bombycidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1905. It is found in French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departm ...

'' Schaus, 1905 *''

Colla glaucescens ''Colla glaucescens'' is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Colombia and the Amazon region The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributari ...

'' Walker, 1865 *''

Colla jehlei ''Colla jehlei'' is a moth in the Bombycidae family. It was described by Schade in 1939. It is found in Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links ...

'' Schade, 1939 *''

Colla klagesi ''Colla klagesi'' is a moth in the Bombycidae family. It was described by Warren in 1901, and originally placed in its own genus, ''Agriochlora'', which has since been synonymized. It is found in Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the B ...

'' Warren, 1901 *''

Colla lilacina ''Colla lilacina'' is a moth in the Bombycidae family. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1916. It is found in French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas depar ...

'' Dognin, 1916 *''

Colla micacea ''Colla micacea'' is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Colombia and French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is a ...

'' (Walker, 1865) *''

Colla netrix ''Colla netrix'' is a moth in the Bombycidae family. It was described by Stoll Stoll is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Barbara J. Stoll, American pediatrician and professor * Cal Stoll, American football coach * Caspar Sto ...

'' (Stoll, 1789) *''

Colla opalifera ''Colla opalifera'' (commonly known as Dognin's greasy roller) is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1911. It is found in Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative ...

'' Dognin, 1911 *''

Colla rhodope ''Colla rhodope'' is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Dru Drury in 1782. It is found from Mexico to Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil. Description Upperside: Antennae pectinated. Thorax and abdomen dark-brown, with some faint whit ...

'' (Drury, 1782) *''

Colla similis ''Colla similis'' is a moth in the Bombycidae family. It was described by Felder in 1868. It is found in the Neotropical realm The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it i ...

'' Felder, 1868 *'' Colla umbrata'' Schaus, 1905

References

Bombycidae {{Bombycidae-stub