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Checklist of Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775 (Modern butterflies and moths)
for Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
409
4318
8069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
4318
8069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
4274
7996
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
3393
6431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
57
1050
2092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
57
1050
2092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rio de Janeiro
57 Families width 2092 Species and 366 Subspecies
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Adelidae Bruand, 1851Adelid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Aididae Schaus, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Alucitidae Leach, 1815Many Plumed Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Anthelidae Turner, 1904Australian Lappet Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths12SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths7SpeciesTaxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths15SpeciesTaxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854Choreuitid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers19SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths30SpeciesTaxom
Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837)Ctenuchid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833)Milkweed Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Douglas Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids0SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths3SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths135SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths5SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths61SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths4SpeciesTaxom
Hedylidae Guenée, 1857American Butterfly Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822)Heliconians0SpeciesTaxom
Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Leaf miners1SpeciesTaxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829Ghost Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper385SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths18SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths8SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues238SpeciesTaxom
Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855Crinkled Flannel Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878Mimallonid Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms78SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars3SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths51SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals476SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893Opostegid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos58SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs78SpeciesTaxom
Prodoxidae Riley, 1881Yucca Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828Bagmoths3SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths12SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies159SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths56SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings5SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths98SpeciesTaxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846Picture Winged Leaf Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies5SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths16SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester4SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in Rio de Janeiro
InfraorderExoporia
Dugdale, 1974
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderHeteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
1047
2087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom