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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
78
419
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
78
419
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
74
412
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
54
321
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
226
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
226
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sahara
23 Families width 351 Species and 20 Subspecies
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Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947Autostichid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers9SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths26SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths59SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths6SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths32SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper0SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths8SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies25SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms88SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals10SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones6SpeciesTaxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828Bagmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths57SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies3SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in Sahara
InfraorderHeteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
226
351
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom