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Checklist of Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775 (Modern butterflies and moths)
for South Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
813
19583
105188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
809
19565
105157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
772
19296
104203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
468
14108
82448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
88
4991
20235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
87
4985
20224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Asia
87 Families width 20224 Species and 2039 Subspecies
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Adelidae Bruand, 1851Adelid Moths18SpeciesTaxom
Alucitidae Leach, 1815Many Plumed Moths31SpeciesTaxom
Anthelidae Turner, 1904Australian Lappet Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths28SpeciesTaxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947Autostichid Moths49SpeciesTaxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876Batrachedrid Moths25SpeciesTaxom
Bedelliidae (Stainton, 1849)0SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths49SpeciesTaxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966Little Bear Moths22SpeciesTaxom
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892Brahmin Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Callidulidae Moore, 1877Old World Butterfly Moths15SpeciesTaxom
Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907Carposinid moths41SpeciesTaxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths2SpeciesTaxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854Choreuitid Moths71SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths190SpeciesTaxom
Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905Fig Borers5SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths266SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers206SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths1562SpeciesTaxom
Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837)Ctenuchid moths0SpeciesTaxom
Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833)Milkweed Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Douglas Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids163SpeciesTaxom
Dudgeoneidae Berger, 1958Dudgeon Carpenterworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths159SpeciesTaxom
Endromidae Boisduval, 1828Glory Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910Epermeniid moths25SpeciesTaxom
Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892Oriental Swallowtail Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903Planthopper Parasite Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths2366SpeciesTaxom
Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898Old World Spiny Winged Moths16SpeciesTaxom
Eriocraniidae Rebel, 1901Eriocraniid moths4SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths74SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths58SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths770SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths3291SpeciesTaxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854Glyphipterigid moths37SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths363SpeciesTaxom
Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822)Heliconians3SpeciesTaxom
Heliodinidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Heliodinid moths5SpeciesTaxom
Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Leaf miners10SpeciesTaxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829Ghost Moths211SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper678SpeciesTaxom
Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884Long Tailed Burnet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903Teak Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Immidae Heppner, 1977Imma Moths30SpeciesTaxom
Incurvariidae Spuler, 1898Fairy moths5SpeciesTaxom
Lacturidae Heppner, 1995Australian burnet moths12SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths119SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths174SpeciesTaxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths127SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues1153SpeciesTaxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854Lyonet Moths42SpeciesTaxom
Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 200519SpeciesTaxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners57SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1405SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars273SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths351SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1361SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths140SpeciesTaxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893Opostegid moths5SpeciesTaxom
Palaeosetidae Turner, 1922Miniature Ghost Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos369SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs302SpeciesTaxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845Diamond-back moths30SpeciesTaxom
Prodoxidae Riley, 1881Yucca Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828Bagmoths113SpeciesTaxom
Pterolonchidae Meyrick, 1918Lance Wing Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths293SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths498SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies64SpeciesTaxom
Roeslerstammiidae Bruand, 1850Double-eye moths1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths118SpeciesTaxom
Schreckensteiniidae Fletcher, 1929Bristle Legged Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901Flower Moths8SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings102SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths382SpeciesTaxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846Picture Winged Leaf Moths91SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies411SpeciesTaxom
Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898Lyonetiid moths4SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths975SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths97SpeciesTaxom
Urodidae Kyrki, 1984False Burnet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths34SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths57SpeciesTaxom
Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845Ypsolophid Moths13SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester137SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in South Asia
InfraorderDacnonypha
Hinton, 1946
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderExoporia
Dugdale, 1974
2
20
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderHeteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
84
4963
20009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom