Vingerhoedtia
Encyclopedia
Vingerhoedtia is a genus of moth
s of the Bombycidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Bombycidae
Bombycidae
Bombycidae is a family of moths. The best-known species is Bombyx mori or silkworm, native to northern China and domesticated for millennia...
family.
Selected pecies
- Vingerhoedtia grisea (Gaede, 1927)
- Vingerhoedtia ruficollis (Strand, 1910)