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Checklist of Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775 (Modern butterflies and moths)
for East Asia (Far East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1145
26237
148864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1141
26214
148810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
25800
147485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
627
19553
119028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
99
5431
26023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
96
5410
25969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Asia
96 Families width 25969 Species and 4815 Subspecies
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Adelidae Bruand, 1851Adelid Moths56SpeciesTaxom
Alucitidae Leach, 1815Many Plumed Moths17SpeciesTaxom
Anthelidae Turner, 1904Australian Lappet Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths51SpeciesTaxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947Autostichid Moths60SpeciesTaxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876Batrachedrid Moths15SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths67SpeciesTaxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966Little Bear Moths17SpeciesTaxom
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892Brahmin Moths14SpeciesTaxom
Callidulidae Moore, 1877Old World Butterfly Moths11SpeciesTaxom
Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907Carposinid moths61SpeciesTaxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths3SpeciesTaxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854Choreuitid Moths72SpeciesTaxom
Cochylidae1SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths367SpeciesTaxom
Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905Fig Borers4SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths158SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers183SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths1887SpeciesTaxom
Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837)Ctenuchid moths0SpeciesTaxom
Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833)Milkweed Butterflies5SpeciesTaxom
Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Douglas Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids301SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths287SpeciesTaxom
Endromidae Boisduval, 1828Glory Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910Epermeniid moths37SpeciesTaxom
Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892Oriental Swallowtail Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903Planthopper Parasite Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths2934SpeciesTaxom
Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898Old World Spiny Winged Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Eriocraniidae Rebel, 1901Eriocraniid moths9SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths20SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths69SpeciesTaxom
Galacticidae Minet, 1986Galacticid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths778SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths3406SpeciesTaxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854Glyphipterigid moths73SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths426SpeciesTaxom
Heliodinidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Heliodinid moths5SpeciesTaxom
Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Leaf miners22SpeciesTaxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829Ghost Moths141SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper708SpeciesTaxom
Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903Teak Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Immidae Heppner, 1977Imma Moths16SpeciesTaxom
Incurvariidae Spuler, 1898Fairy moths16SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths135SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths192SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths179SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues1124SpeciesTaxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854Lyonet Moths64SpeciesTaxom
Lypusidae Herrich-Schä..., 1857European bagworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Mesokristenseniidae Huang, Nel &..., 20107SpeciesTaxom
Metarbelidae (Strand, 1909)Tropical Carpenterworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 200520SpeciesTaxom
Mirinidae (Kozlov, 1985)2SpeciesTaxom
Neopseustidae Hering, 1925Archaic Bell Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners141SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms2752SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars347SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths587SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1853SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths234SpeciesTaxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893Opostegid moths9SpeciesTaxom
Palaeosetidae Turner, 1922Miniature Ghost Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Palaephatidae Davis, 1986Gondwanaland Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos417SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs331SpeciesTaxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845Diamond-back moths78SpeciesTaxom
Prodoxidae Riley, 1881Yucca Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828Bagmoths87SpeciesTaxom
Pterolonchidae Meyrick, 1918Lance Wing Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths280SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths830SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies72SpeciesTaxom
Roeslerstammiidae Bruand, 1850Double-eye moths6SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths112SpeciesTaxom
Satyridae Boisduval, 1833Browns0SpeciesTaxom
Schreckensteiniidae Fletcher, 1929Bristle Legged Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901Flower Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Sematuridae Guenée, 1858American Swallowtail Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings290SpeciesTaxom
Simaethistidae Minet, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths338SpeciesTaxom
Thyatiridae (Blake, 1936)False Owlet Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846Picture Winged Leaf Moths73SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies293SpeciesTaxom
Tineodidae Meyrick, 1885False Plume Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898Lyonetiid moths12SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths2128SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths110SpeciesTaxom
Urodidae Kyrki, 1984False Burnet Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths21SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths227SpeciesTaxom
Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845Ypsolophid Moths59SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester200SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in East Asia
InfraorderDacnonypha
Hinton, 1946
2
5
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderExoporia
Dugdale, 1974
2
20
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderHeteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
91
5384
25805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderNeopseustina
Davis & Nielsen, 1980
1
1
4
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom