Species list, Checklist of Suborder Glossata (Modern butterflies and moths) for Africa (Continents)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	938 35674 239642	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	934 35600 239346	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	891 35179 237293	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	522 27201 202489	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	101 7989 57398	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	99 7973 57344	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Africa
99 Families width 57344 Species and 6101 Subspecies

Acanthopteroctetidae Davis, 1978	Archaic Sun Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Adelidae Bruand, 1851	Adelid Moths	127	Species	Taxom
Aididae Schaus, 1906		1	Species	Taxom
Alucitidae Leach, 1815	Many Plumed Moths	113	Species	Taxom
Anthelidae Turner, 1904	Australian Lappet Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815	Footman moths	39	Species	Taxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947	Autostichid Moths	81	Species	Taxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Batrachedrid Moths	34	Species	Taxom
Blastobasidae (Meyrick, 1894)	Blastobasid moths	4	Species	Taxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802	Lappet moths	64	Species	Taxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966	Little Bear Moths	36	Species	Taxom
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892	Brahmin Moths	29	Species	Taxom
Callidulidae Moore, 1877	Old World Butterfly Moths	11	Species	Taxom
Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907	Carposinid moths	47	Species	Taxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828	Castniid moths	9	Species	Taxom
Cecidosidae Brèthes, 1916	Gall Moths	14	Species	Taxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854	Choreuitid Moths	48	Species	Taxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825	Case moths	493	Species	Taxom
Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905	Fig Borers	11	Species	Taxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Cosmet Moths	352	Species	Taxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815	Borers	791	Species	Taxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810	Crambid Snout Moths	3302	Species	Taxom
Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837)	Ctenuchid moths	0	Species	Taxom
Dalceridae Dyar, 1898	Dalcerid moths	7	Species	Taxom
Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Douglas Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895	Drepanids	115	Species	Taxom
Dudgeoneidae Berger, 1958	Dudgeon Carpenterworm Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851	Elachistid moths	421	Species	Taxom
Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910	Epermeniid moths	85	Species	Taxom
Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892	Oriental Swallowtail Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903	Planthopper Parasite Moths	7	Species	Taxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	9558	Species	Taxom
Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898	Old World Spiny Winged Moths	55	Species	Taxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892	Giant Lappet Moths	358	Species	Taxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882	Euteliid Moths	182	Species	Taxom
Galacticidae Minet, 1986	Galacticid Moths	18	Species	Taxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854	Gelechiid moths	1523	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	6420	Species	Taxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854	Glyphipterigid moths	56	Species	Taxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854	Blotch leaf miner moths	438	Species	Taxom
Hedylidae Guenée, 1857	American Butterfly Moths	8	Species	Taxom
Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822)	Heliconians	4	Species	Taxom
Heliodinidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Heliodinid moths	3	Species	Taxom
Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Leaf miners	9	Species	Taxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829	Ghost Moths	154	Species	Taxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Indet. Skipper	1070	Species	Taxom
Heterogynidae Rambur, 1866	Mediterranean Burnet Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884	Long Tailed Burnet Moths	103	Species	Taxom
Holcopogonidae Gozmany, 1967		1	Species	Taxom
Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903	Teak Moths	17	Species	Taxom
Immidae Heppner, 1977	Imma Moths	15	Species	Taxom
Incurvariidae Spuler, 1898	Fairy moths	2	Species	Taxom
Lacturidae Heppner, 1995	Australian burnet moths	7	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	1281	Species	Taxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947	Long-horned moths	432	Species	Taxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918	Autumn Silkworm Moths	13	Species	Taxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845	Cup moths	649	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	And blues	3123	Species	Taxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854	Lyonet Moths	112	Species	Taxom
Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855	Crinkled Flannel Moths	9	Species	Taxom
Metarbelidae (Strand, 1909)	Tropical Carpenterworm Moths	35	Species	Taxom
Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005		4	Species	Taxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878	Mimallonid Moths	16	Species	Taxom
Momphidae Herrich Scha..., 1857	Mompha Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854	Leaf miners	287	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	6745	Species	Taxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894	Hatted Caterpillars	1113	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	1543	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	2901	Species	Taxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851	Concealer Moths	451	Species	Taxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893	Opostegid moths	26	Species	Taxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802	Apollos	281	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	And Sulphurs	502	Species	Taxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845	Diamond-back moths	69	Species	Taxom
Prodoxidae Riley, 1881	Yucca Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917	African Primitive Ghost Moths	19	Species	Taxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828	Bagmoths	453	Species	Taxom
Pterolonchidae Meyrick, 1918	Lance Wing Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841	Plume Moths	741	Species	Taxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802	Flour Moths	2661	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	90	Species	Taxom
Roeslerstammiidae Bruand, 1850	Double-eye moths	1	Species	Taxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	1289	Species	Taxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901	Flower Moths	83	Species	Taxom
Sematuridae Guenée, 1858	American Swallowtail Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828	Clear Wings	604	Species	Taxom
Somabrachyidae Hampson, 1920	African Flannel Moths	7	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	987	Species	Taxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846	Picture Winged Leaf Moths	324	Species	Taxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810	& Allies	1072	Species	Taxom
Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898	Lyonetiid moths	27	Species	Taxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803	Bell Moths	2188	Species	Taxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845	Swallowtail Moths	167	Species	Taxom
Urodidae Kyrki, 1984	False Burnet Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Whalleyanidae Minet, 1991		2	Species	Taxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890	Flower Moths	362	Species	Taxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829	Ermine Moths	183	Species	Taxom
Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845	Ypsolophid Moths	18	Species	Taxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809	Burnet Forester	208	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in Africa

Infraorder	Acanthoctesia Minet, 2002 Archaic sun moths	1 2 2	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Exoporia Dugdale, 1974	2 21 173	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	96 7950 57169	Families Genera Species	Taxom