Apatelodidae

Apatelodidae
Apatelodes torrefacta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
(unranked):	Macrolepidoptera
Superfamily:	Bombycoidea
Family:	Apatelodidae Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
Synonyms
Apatelodinae

Apatelodinae

Apatelodidae, the American silkworm moths, is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. They belong to the hawkmoth, silkworm and relatives superfamily Bombycoidea.

Species are exclusively found in the New World, with the highest diversity in the Neotropical ecozone.

The family consists of about 10 genera and about 150 species.

There are two to three subfamilies, depending on the position of the Phiditiinae, which is either included in the Apatelodidae or treated as a separate family. Some researchers still consider the family part of Bombycidae, where it was traditionally included.

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