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Checklist of Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775 (Modern butterflies and moths)
for North Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
240
1804
2928
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
239
1803
2927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
231
1765
2852
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
168
1615
2699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
42
544
775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
42
544
775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Zimbabwe
42 Families width 775 Species and 53 Subspecies
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Alucitidae Leach, 1815Many Plumed Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers5SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths49SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths105SpeciesTaxom
Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898Old World Spiny Winged Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths45SpeciesTaxom
Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822)Heliconians1SpeciesTaxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829Ghost Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper30SpeciesTaxom
Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884Long Tailed Burnet Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths12SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths2SpeciesTaxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths14SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues59SpeciesTaxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878Mimallonid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms111SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars12SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths26SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals82SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos17SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs30SpeciesTaxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828Bagmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths35SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies5SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths25SpeciesTaxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901Flower Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings12SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths35SpeciesTaxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846Picture Winged Leaf Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies11SpeciesTaxom
Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898Lyonetiid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester5SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in North Zimbabwe
InfraorderExoporia
Dugdale, 1974
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderHeteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
542
773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom