Species list, Checklist of Suborder Glossata (Modern butterflies and moths) for Southern Africa (Africa)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	752 15103 59523	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	748 15065 59380	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	713 14835 58655	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	442 11966 51259	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	86 3693 15622	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	85 3687 15599	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Southern Africa
85 Families width 15599 Species and 1165 Subspecies

Acanthopteroctetidae Davis, 1978	Archaic Sun Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Adelidae Bruand, 1851	Adelid Moths	95	Species	Taxom
Alucitidae Leach, 1815	Many Plumed Moths	42	Species	Taxom
Anthelidae Turner, 1904	Australian Lappet Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815	Footman moths	6	Species	Taxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947	Autostichid Moths	28	Species	Taxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Batrachedrid Moths	25	Species	Taxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802	Lappet moths	7	Species	Taxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966	Little Bear Moths	18	Species	Taxom
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892	Brahmin Moths	5	Species	Taxom
Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907	Carposinid moths	15	Species	Taxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828	Castniid moths	2	Species	Taxom
Cecidosidae Brèthes, 1916	Gall Moths	14	Species	Taxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854	Choreuitid Moths	15	Species	Taxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825	Case moths	132	Species	Taxom
Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905	Fig Borers	3	Species	Taxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Cosmet Moths	140	Species	Taxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815	Borers	268	Species	Taxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810	Crambid Snout Moths	984	Species	Taxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895	Drepanids	14	Species	Taxom
Dudgeoneidae Berger, 1958	Dudgeon Carpenterworm Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851	Elachistid moths	129	Species	Taxom
Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910	Epermeniid moths	36	Species	Taxom
Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892	Oriental Swallowtail Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903	Planthopper Parasite Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	2040	Species	Taxom
Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898	Old World Spiny Winged Moths	42	Species	Taxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892	Giant Lappet Moths	101	Species	Taxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882	Euteliid Moths	58	Species	Taxom
Galacticidae Minet, 1986	Galacticid Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854	Gelechiid moths	915	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	1772	Species	Taxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854	Glyphipterigid moths	27	Species	Taxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854	Blotch leaf miner moths	222	Species	Taxom
Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822)	Heliconians	2	Species	Taxom
Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Leaf miners	7	Species	Taxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829	Ghost Moths	126	Species	Taxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Indet. Skipper	240	Species	Taxom
Heterogynidae Rambur, 1866	Mediterranean Burnet Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884	Long Tailed Burnet Moths	18	Species	Taxom
Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903	Teak Moths	5	Species	Taxom
Immidae Heppner, 1977	Imma Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Incurvariidae Spuler, 1898	Fairy moths	2	Species	Taxom
Lacturidae Heppner, 1995	Australian burnet moths	3	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	233	Species	Taxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947	Long-horned moths	74	Species	Taxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918	Autumn Silkworm Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845	Cup moths	140	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	And blues	642	Species	Taxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854	Lyonet Moths	66	Species	Taxom
Metarbelidae (Strand, 1909)	Tropical Carpenterworm Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005		3	Species	Taxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878	Mimallonid Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854	Leaf miners	207	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	1817	Species	Taxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894	Hatted Caterpillars	208	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	267	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	518	Species	Taxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851	Concealer Moths	163	Species	Taxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893	Opostegid moths	22	Species	Taxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802	Apollos	70	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	And Sulphurs	127	Species	Taxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845	Diamond-back moths	23	Species	Taxom
Prodoxidae Riley, 1881	Yucca Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917	African Primitive Ghost Moths	14	Species	Taxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828	Bagmoths	209	Species	Taxom
Pterolonchidae Meyrick, 1918	Lance Wing Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841	Plume Moths	284	Species	Taxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802	Flour Moths	908	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	29	Species	Taxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	169	Species	Taxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901	Flower Moths	50	Species	Taxom
Sematuridae Guenée, 1858	American Swallowtail Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828	Clear Wings	167	Species	Taxom
Somabrachyidae Hampson, 1920	African Flannel Moths	6	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	297	Species	Taxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846	Picture Winged Leaf Moths	68	Species	Taxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810	& Allies	331	Species	Taxom
Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898	Lyonetiid moths	13	Species	Taxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803	Bell Moths	551	Species	Taxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845	Swallowtail Moths	42	Species	Taxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890	Flower Moths	169	Species	Taxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829	Ermine Moths	75	Species	Taxom
Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845	Ypsolophid Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809	Burnet Forester	50	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in Southern Africa

Infraorder	Acanthoctesia Minet, 2002 Archaic sun moths	1 2 2	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Exoporia Dugdale, 1974	2 16 140	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	82 3669 15457	Families Genera Species	Taxom