Checklist for Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775 (Modern butterflies and moths)
and region South America (America)
List of families for South America
100 Families width 40819 Species and 11064 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUXYZ
| Adelidae Bruand, 1851 | Adelid Moths | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Aididae Schaus, 1906 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Andesianidae Davis & Gentili, 2003 | Andean endemic moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anthelidae Turner, 1904 | Australian Lappet Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Apatelodidae Neumoegen & ..., 1894 | American Silkworm Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 571 | Species | Taxom | | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Batrachedrid Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Blastobasidae (Meyrick, 1894) | Blastobasid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 250 | Species | Taxom | | Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966 | Little Bear Moths | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brassolidae (Boisduval, 1836) | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907 | Carposinid moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 119 | Species | Taxom | | Cecidosidae Brèthes, 1916 | Gall Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Choreutidae Stainton, 1854 | Choreuitid Moths | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 118 | Species | Taxom | | Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905 | Fig Borers | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 137 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 320 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 2262 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Dalceridae Dyar, 1898 | Dalcerid moths | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833) | Milkweed Butterflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dioptidae (J. Bechyné, 1950) | American False Tiger Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Douglas Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 802 | Species | Taxom | | Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910 | Epermeniid moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903 | Planthopper Parasite Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 6161 | Species | Taxom | | Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898 | Old World Spiny Winged Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Eriocraniidae Rebel, 1901 | Eriocraniid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 320 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 4219 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854 | Glyphipterigid moths | 84 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 192 | Species | Taxom | | Hedylidae Guenée, 1857 | American Butterfly Moths | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heliodinidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Heliodinid moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Leaf miners | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 | Ghost Moths | 159 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 3316 | Species | Taxom | | Heterogynidae Rambur, 1866 | Mediterranean Burnet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903 | Teak Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Immidae Heppner, 1977 | Imma Moths | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Incurvariidae Spuler, 1898 | Fairy moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lacturidae Heppner, 1995 | Australian burnet moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 336 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 127 | Species | Taxom | | Lophocoronidae Common, 1973 | Australian Archaic Sun Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 2644 | Species | Taxom | | Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854 | Lyonet Moths | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Crinkled Flannel Moths | 65 | Species | Taxom | | Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878 | Mimallonid Moths | 148 | Species | Taxom | | Mnesarchaeidae Eyer, 1924 | New Zealand Primitive Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Neopseustidae Hering, 1925 | Archaic Bell Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neotheoridae Kirstensen, 1978 | Amazonian Primitive Ghost Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 114 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1949 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 140 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 1598 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 5038 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 161 | Species | Taxom | | Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893 | Opostegid moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeosetidae Turner, 1922 | Miniature Ghost Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palaephatidae Davis, 1986 | Gondwanaland Moths | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 561 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 742 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Prodoxidae Riley, 1881 | Yucca Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 481 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 709 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1836 | Species | Taxom | | Roeslerstammiidae Bruand, 1850 | Double-eye moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 927 | Species | Taxom | | Schreckensteiniidae Fletcher, 1929 | Bristle Legged Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 100 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 540 | Species | Taxom | | Syntomidae (Herrich Scha..., 1846) | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Picture Winged Leaf Moths | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 418 | Species | Taxom | | Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898 | Lyonetiid moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 2220 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 73 | Species | Taxom | | Urodidae Kyrki, 1984 | False Burnet Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845 | Ypsolophid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 45 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in South America
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