Species list, Checklist of Suborder Glossata (Modern butterflies and moths) for Afrotropical (Ecozones)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	223 6836 56836	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	223 6836 56836	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	209 6731 56399	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	185 6589 56067	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	83 4302 27836	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	82 4295 27811	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Afrotropical
82 Families width 27811 Species and 13 Subspecies

Acanthopteroctetidae Davis, 1978	Archaic Sun Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Adelidae Bruand, 1851	Adelid Moths	93	Species	Taxom
Alucitidae Leach, 1815	Many Plumed Moths	49	Species	Taxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815	Footman moths	3	Species	Taxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947	Autostichid Moths	46	Species	Taxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Batrachedrid Moths	23	Species	Taxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802	Lappet moths	23	Species	Taxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966	Little Bear Moths	20	Species	Taxom
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892	Brahmin Moths	24	Species	Taxom
Callidulidae Moore, 1877	Old World Butterfly Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907	Carposinid moths	30	Species	Taxom
Cecidosidae Brèthes, 1916	Gall Moths	10	Species	Taxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854	Choreuitid Moths	25	Species	Taxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825	Case moths	99	Species	Taxom
Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905	Fig Borers	8	Species	Taxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Cosmet Moths	170	Species	Taxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815	Borers	440	Species	Taxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810	Crambid Snout Moths	1641	Species	Taxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895	Drepanids	82	Species	Taxom
Dudgeoneidae Berger, 1958	Dudgeon Carpenterworm Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851	Elachistid moths	181	Species	Taxom
Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910	Epermeniid moths	41	Species	Taxom
Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903	Planthopper Parasite Moths	6	Species	Taxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	4935	Species	Taxom
Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898	Old World Spiny Winged Moths	45	Species	Taxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892	Giant Lappet Moths	222	Species	Taxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882	Euteliid Moths	114	Species	Taxom
Galacticidae Minet, 1986	Galacticid Moths	9	Species	Taxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854	Gelechiid moths	827	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	4147	Species	Taxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854	Glyphipterigid moths	33	Species	Taxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854	Blotch leaf miner moths	287	Species	Taxom
Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822)	Heliconians	9	Species	Taxom
Heliodinidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Heliodinid moths	3	Species	Taxom
Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Leaf miners	5	Species	Taxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829	Ghost Moths	79	Species	Taxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Indet. Skipper	1	Species	Taxom
Heterogynidae Rambur, 1866	Mediterranean Burnet Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884	Long Tailed Burnet Moths	97	Species	Taxom
Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903	Teak Moths	9	Species	Taxom
Immidae Heppner, 1977	Imma Moths	12	Species	Taxom
Incurvariidae Spuler, 1898	Fairy moths	1	Species	Taxom
Lacturidae Heppner, 1995	Australian burnet moths	2	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	793	Species	Taxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947	Long-horned moths	194	Species	Taxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918	Autumn Silkworm Moths	10	Species	Taxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845	Cup moths	457	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	And blues	6	Species	Taxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854	Lyonet Moths	72	Species	Taxom
Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005		2	Species	Taxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854	Leaf miners	193	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	3581	Species	Taxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894	Hatted Caterpillars	751	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	972	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	7	Species	Taxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851	Concealer Moths	330	Species	Taxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893	Opostegid moths	25	Species	Taxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802	Apollos	4	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	And Sulphurs	13	Species	Taxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845	Diamond-back moths	36	Species	Taxom
Prodoxidae Riley, 1881	Yucca Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917	African Primitive Ghost Moths	12	Species	Taxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828	Bagmoths	328	Species	Taxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841	Plume Moths	401	Species	Taxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802	Flour Moths	1390	Species	Taxom
Roeslerstammiidae Bruand, 1850	Double-eye moths	1	Species	Taxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	751	Species	Taxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901	Flower Moths	73	Species	Taxom
Sematuridae Guenée, 1858	American Swallowtail Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828	Clear Wings	331	Species	Taxom
Somabrachyidae Hampson, 1920	African Flannel Moths	6	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	437	Species	Taxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846	Picture Winged Leaf Moths	240	Species	Taxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810	& Allies	707	Species	Taxom
Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898	Lyonetiid moths	12	Species	Taxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803	Bell Moths	1203	Species	Taxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845	Swallowtail Moths	95	Species	Taxom
Whalleyanidae Minet, 1991		2	Species	Taxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890	Flower Moths	308	Species	Taxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829	Ermine Moths	96	Species	Taxom
Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845	Ypsolophid Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809	Burnet Forester	104	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in Afrotropical

Infraorder	Acanthoctesia Minet, 2002 Archaic sun moths	1 2 2	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Exoporia Dugdale, 1974	2 7 91	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	79 4286 27718	Families Genera Species	Taxom