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

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	613 12312 61419	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	609 12291 61380	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	586 12155 60783	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	369 9704 53163	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	79 3254 17588	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	78 3250 17583	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Central Africa
78 Families width 17583 Species and 2087 Subspecies

Adelidae Bruand, 1851	Adelid Moths	14	Species	Taxom
Alucitidae Leach, 1815	Many Plumed Moths	53	Species	Taxom
Anthelidae Turner, 1904	Australian Lappet Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815	Footman moths	3	Species	Taxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947	Autostichid Moths	11	Species	Taxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Batrachedrid Moths	5	Species	Taxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802	Lappet moths	19	Species	Taxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966	Little Bear Moths	5	Species	Taxom
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892	Brahmin Moths	16	Species	Taxom
Callidulidae Moore, 1877	Old World Butterfly Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907	Carposinid moths	10	Species	Taxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828	Castniid moths	1	Species	Taxom
Cecidosidae Brèthes, 1916	Gall Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854	Choreuitid Moths	8	Species	Taxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825	Case moths	27	Species	Taxom
Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905	Fig Borers	5	Species	Taxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Cosmet Moths	54	Species	Taxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815	Borers	209	Species	Taxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810	Crambid Snout Moths	895	Species	Taxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895	Drepanids	48	Species	Taxom
Dudgeoneidae Berger, 1958	Dudgeon Carpenterworm Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851	Elachistid moths	40	Species	Taxom
Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910	Epermeniid moths	6	Species	Taxom
Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892	Oriental Swallowtail Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903	Planthopper Parasite Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	3289	Species	Taxom
Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898	Old World Spiny Winged Moths	10	Species	Taxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892	Giant Lappet Moths	192	Species	Taxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882	Euteliid Moths	53	Species	Taxom
Galacticidae Minet, 1986	Galacticid Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854	Gelechiid moths	129	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	1924	Species	Taxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854	Glyphipterigid moths	11	Species	Taxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854	Blotch leaf miner moths	76	Species	Taxom
Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822)	Heliconians	1	Species	Taxom
Heliodinidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Heliodinid moths	2	Species	Taxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829	Ghost Moths	18	Species	Taxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Indet. Skipper	552	Species	Taxom
Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884	Long Tailed Burnet Moths	70	Species	Taxom
Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903	Teak Moths	10	Species	Taxom
Immidae Heppner, 1977	Imma Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Lacturidae Heppner, 1995	Australian burnet moths	1	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	534	Species	Taxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947	Long-horned moths	104	Species	Taxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918	Autumn Silkworm Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845	Cup moths	255	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	And blues	1572	Species	Taxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854	Lyonet Moths	10	Species	Taxom
Metarbelidae (Strand, 1909)	Tropical Carpenterworm Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878	Mimallonid Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854	Leaf miners	4	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	1524	Species	Taxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894	Hatted Caterpillars	299	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	736	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	1579	Species	Taxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851	Concealer Moths	44	Species	Taxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893	Opostegid moths	1	Species	Taxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802	Apollos	124	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	And Sulphurs	218	Species	Taxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845	Diamond-back moths	7	Species	Taxom
Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917	African Primitive Ghost Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828	Bagmoths	89	Species	Taxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841	Plume Moths	180	Species	Taxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802	Flour Moths	387	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	23	Species	Taxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	560	Species	Taxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901	Flower Moths	10	Species	Taxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828	Clear Wings	165	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	402	Species	Taxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846	Picture Winged Leaf Moths	150	Species	Taxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810	& Allies	222	Species	Taxom
Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898	Lyonetiid moths	4	Species	Taxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803	Bell Moths	451	Species	Taxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845	Swallowtail Moths	33	Species	Taxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890	Flower Moths	15	Species	Taxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829	Ermine Moths	30	Species	Taxom
Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845	Ypsolophid Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809	Burnet Forester	60	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in Central Africa

Infraorder	Exoporia Dugdale, 1974	2 10 20	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	76 3240 17563	Families Genera Species	Taxom