''Tamphana'' 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
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
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family.
Species
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Tamphana inferna
''Tamphana inferna'' is a moth in the Bombycidae family. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1916. It is found in South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with ...
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Dognin, 1916
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Tamphana lojanara
''Tamphana lojanara'' is a moth in the Bombycidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1929. It is found in Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, Rep� ...
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Schaus, 1929
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Tamphana maoma
''Tamphana maoma'' is a moth in the Bombycidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1920. It is found in French Guiana
French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas depart ...
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Schaus, 1920
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Tamphana marmorea''
Schaus, 1892
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Tamphana orion
''Tamphana orion'' 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 dep ...
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Dognin, 1916
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Tamphana praecipua
''Tamphana praecipua'' 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 de ...
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Schaus, 1905
References
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Bombycidae
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