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Checklist of Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775 (Modern butterflies and moths)
for Amazon region (Peru)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
70
343
511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
70
343
511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
64
332
501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
50
312
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
233
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
233
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Amazon region
20 Families width 383 Species and 6 Subspecies
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths54SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths5SpeciesTaxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966Little Bear Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854Choreuitid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers5SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837)Ctenuchid moths2SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths134SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths5SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper34SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues40SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals57SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos9SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs12SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies10SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in Amazon region
InfraorderHeteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
233
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom