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Checklist for Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775 (Modern butterflies and moths)
and region Assumption Island (Aldabra Group, Seychelles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
40
72
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
40
72
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
40
72
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
33
65
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
5
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
5
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Assumption Island
5 Families width 7 Species
Noctuidae (Latreille, 1809)Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae (Leach, 1815)Erebid Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Assumption Island
7 Genera with 7 Species
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1908Cutworm1SpeciesTaxom
Amerila Walker, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Caloptilia Hübner, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1896Arabs1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Polydesma Boisduval, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Assumption Island
7 Species
Agrotis microtica (Hampson, 1908)⇒ Agrotis poliophaea Turner, 1926
Amerila aldabrensis Fryer, 1912
Caloptilia blandella Clemens, 1864Walnut Caloptilia
Colotis (Colotis) evanthides Holland, W, 1896
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833Monkeypod Moth
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in Assumption Island
InfraorderHeteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
5
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom