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Checklist of Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775 (Modern butterflies and moths)
for Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
446
7357
32744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
7344
32723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
7252
32441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
285
5986
29203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
2366
10698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
2365
10696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Democratic Republic of the Congo
67 Families width 10696 Species and 1248 Subspecies
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Adelidae Bruand, 1851Adelid Moths9SpeciesTaxom
Alucitidae Leach, 1815Many Plumed Moths9SpeciesTaxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths1SpeciesTaxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947Autostichid Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876Batrachedrid Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths7SpeciesTaxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966Little Bear Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892Brahmin Moths10SpeciesTaxom
Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907Carposinid moths3SpeciesTaxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854Choreuitid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths17SpeciesTaxom
Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905Fig Borers2SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths37SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers105SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths591SpeciesTaxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids24SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths20SpeciesTaxom
Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910Epermeniid moths3SpeciesTaxom
Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903Planthopper Parasite Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1976SpeciesTaxom
Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898Old World Spiny Winged Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths129SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths29SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths102SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths918SpeciesTaxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854Glyphipterigid moths6SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths28SpeciesTaxom
Heliodinidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Heliodinid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829Ghost Moths10SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper395SpeciesTaxom
Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884Long Tailed Burnet Moths48SpeciesTaxom
Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903Teak Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Immidae Heppner, 1977Imma Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths291SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths59SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths148SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues1025SpeciesTaxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854Lyonet Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Metarbelidae (Strand, 1909)Tropical Carpenterworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878Mimallonid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms901SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars175SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths492SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1214SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths18SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos96SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs149SpeciesTaxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845Diamond-back moths4SpeciesTaxom
Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917African Primitive Ghost Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828Bagmoths52SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths103SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths235SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies18SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths332SpeciesTaxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901Flower Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings40SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths231SpeciesTaxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846Picture Winged Leaf Moths102SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies171SpeciesTaxom
Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898Lyonetiid moths2SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths232SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths12SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths8SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths20SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester38SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in Democratic Republic of the Congo
InfraorderExoporia
Dugdale, 1974
2
6
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderHeteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
2359
10685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom