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Checklist for Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775 (Modern butterflies and moths)
and region North West (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
830
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
830
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
807
1244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
99
667
1064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
24
242
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
24
242
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North West
24 Families width 351 Species and 31 Subspecies
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Anthelidae Turner, 1904Australian Lappet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths19SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths61SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper32SpeciesTaxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths3SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies65SpeciesTaxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms23SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals69SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos13SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones34SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies5SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester0SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in North West
InfraorderHeteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
242
351
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom