Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Chagos Archipelago (Indian Ocean islands)
List of families for Chagos Archipelago
42 Families width 364 Species and 31 Subspecies #ABCDEFGHLMNPSTVY
| Agathiphagidae N. P. Kriste..., 1967 | Kauri moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840 | Ampulicid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthribidae Billberg, 1820 | Fungus Weevil | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802 | Auger beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carabidae Latreille, 1802 | Carabid beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 | Long Horn beetles | 196 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Culicidae Meigen, 1818 | Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 | Ambrosia beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903 | Teak Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 | Stag Beetle | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900 | Rove beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830) | Bristle Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Vesperidae Mulsant, 1839 | Vesperid longicorn beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Chagos Archipelago | Order | Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 10
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| | Order | Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies | 8
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11 | Families
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| | Order | Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 2
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| | Order | Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
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