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Checklist for Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775 (Modern butterflies and moths)
and region Libya (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
1126
2067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
203
1123
2063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
199
1110
2044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
125
760
1470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
199
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
31
199
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Libya
31 Families width 431 Species and 16 Subspecies
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Alucitidae Leach, 1815Many Plumed Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths3SpeciesTaxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947Autostichid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876Batrachedrid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths53SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths18SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers27SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths40SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths11SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths30SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths27SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths37SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper9SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies5SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms63SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals6SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones5SpeciesTaxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845Diamond-back moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths15SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths42SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies10SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in Libya
InfraorderHeteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
199
431
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom