Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region West Palaearctic (Palaearctic)
List of families for West Palaearctic
105 Families width 9891 Species and 305 Subspecies #ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPRSTUXYZ
| Adelidae Bruand, 1851 | Adelid Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Andrenidae Webster, 1913 | Andrenid bees | 760 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Anthomyiid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apataniidae Wallengren, 1886 | Early Smoky Wing Sedges | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 895 | Species | Taxom | | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Batrachedrid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Beraeidae Wallengren, 1891 | Small eastern caddisflies | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Bibionidae Fleming, 1821 | Bibionid flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachycentridae Ulmer, 1903 | Humpless Casemaker Caddisflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Braconidae Latreille, 1829 | Braconid wasps | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamoceratidae Ulmer, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 | Long Horn beetles | 687 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 | Chironomids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Choreutidae Stainton, 1854 | Choreuitid Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802 | Casebearers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841 | Colletid bees | 271 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 146 | Species | Taxom | | Dipseudopsidae Ulmer, 1904 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Ecnomidae Ulmer, 1903 | | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Endromidae Boisduval, 1828 | Glory Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910 | Epermeniid moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 214 | Species | Taxom | | Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898 | Old World Spiny Winged Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupelmidae Walker, 1833 | Eupelmid wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 653 | Species | Taxom | | Glossosomatidae Wallengren, 1891 | Little Black Caddisflies | 90 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854 | Glyphipterigid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goeridae Ulmer, 1903 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Halictidae Thomson, 1869 | Flower bees | 562 | Species | Taxom | | Helicopsychidae Ulmer, 1912 | Snail Case caddisflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 | Ghost Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Heterogynidae Rambur, 1866 | Mediterranean Burnet Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905 | | 129 | Species | Taxom | | Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835 | Net Spinning caddisflies | 61 | Species | Taxom | | Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836 | Micro caddisflies | 340 | Species | Taxom | | Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802 | Ichneumon flies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Incurvariidae Spuler, 1898 | Fairy moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856 | Fungus gnats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidostomatidae Ulmer, 1903 | Bizarre Caddisflies | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Leptoceridae Leach, 1815 | Long Horned caddisflies | 134 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848 | Northern caddisflies | 452 | Species | Taxom | | Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909) | Craneflies | 214 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 | Stag Beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 130 | Species | Taxom | | Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854 | Lyonet Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Micropterigidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Mandibulate Archaic Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Molannidae Wallengren, 1891 | Hood Casemaker Caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834 | Fungus Gnat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nemonychidae Bedel, 1882 | Nemonychid weevils | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 649 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 46 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 215 | Species | Taxom | | Odontoceridae Wallengren, 1891 | Mortarjoint Casemaker Caddisflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Pediciidae Osten Sacken, 1860 | Hairy-Eyed Crane Flies | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829 | Finger Net caddisflies | 61 | Species | Taxom | | Phryganeidae (Leach, 1815) | Giant casemaker | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903 | Tube Maker Caddisflies | 85 | Species | Taxom | | Prodoxidae Riley, 1881 | Yucca Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psychomyiidae Walker, 1852 | Net Tube Caddisflies | 109 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 69 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyacophilidae Stephens, 1836 | Free-living Caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Schreckensteiniidae Fletcher, 1929 | Bristle Legged Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sericostomatidae Stephens, 1836 | Bushtailed Caddisflies | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Picture Winged Leaf Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Tipulidae Latreille, 1802 | Crane Flies | 1873 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 154 | Species | Taxom | | Trichoceridae Rondani, 1841 | Winter Crane Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uenoidae Iwata, 1927 | Stonecase Caddisflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Urodidae Kyrki, 1984 | False Burnet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xiphocentronidae Schmid, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845 | Ypsolophid Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 60 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in West Palaearctic | Order | Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 4
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692 | Families
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| | Order | Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies | 9
92
2109 | Families
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| | Order | Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 8
74
2518 | Families
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Species |
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| | Order | Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 59
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2847 | Families
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| | Order | Trichoptera
Kirby, 1813
Caddis-Flies, Caddisflies, Caddisfly, Cased Caddis, Cased Caddis-Flies, Caseless Caddis, Caseless Caddis-Flies, Rail-flies, Sedge-flies | 25
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1725 | Families
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