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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
13339
45595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
756
13332
45586
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
712
13148
45139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
439
10414
38116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
82
2473
7764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
80
2470
7760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern South America
80 Families width 7760 Species and 2086 Subspecies
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Adelidae Bruand, 1851Adelid Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Aididae Schaus, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Alucitidae Leach, 1815Many Plumed Moths10SpeciesTaxom
Andesianidae Davis & Gentili, 2003Andean endemic moths3SpeciesTaxom
Anthelidae Turner, 1904Australian Lappet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths82SpeciesTaxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947Autostichid Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876Batrachedrid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths27SpeciesTaxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966Little Bear Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Callidulidae Moore, 1877Old World Butterfly Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths21SpeciesTaxom
Cecidosidae Brèthes, 1916Gall Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854Choreuitid Moths11SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths11SpeciesTaxom
Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905Fig Borers1SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths9SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers89SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths305SpeciesTaxom
Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837)Ctenuchid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Dalceridae Dyar, 1898Dalcerid moths2SpeciesTaxom
Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Douglas Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids1SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths39SpeciesTaxom
Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910Epermeniid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths730SpeciesTaxom
Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898Old World Spiny Winged Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths36SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths727SpeciesTaxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854Glyphipterigid moths9SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths30SpeciesTaxom
Hedylidae Guenée, 1857American Butterfly Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822)Heliconians0SpeciesTaxom
Heliodinidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Heliodinid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Leaf miners3SpeciesTaxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829Ghost Moths41SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper924SpeciesTaxom
Incurvariidae Spuler, 1898Fairy moths3SpeciesTaxom
Lacturidae Heppner, 1995Australian burnet moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths49SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths2SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths9SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues530SpeciesTaxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854Lyonet Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855Crinkled Flannel Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878Mimallonid Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Neopseustidae Hering, 1925Archaic Bell Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners21SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms356SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars3SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths143SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1538SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths55SpeciesTaxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893Opostegid moths4SpeciesTaxom
Palaephatidae Davis, 1986Gondwanaland Moths28SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos171SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs253SpeciesTaxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845Diamond-back moths17SpeciesTaxom
Prodoxidae Riley, 1881Yucca Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828Bagmoths4SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths146SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths97SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies316SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths194SpeciesTaxom
Sematuridae Guenée, 1858American Swallowtail Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings22SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths282SpeciesTaxom
Syntomidae (Herrich Scha..., 1846)5SpeciesTaxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846Picture Winged Leaf Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies44SpeciesTaxom
Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898Lyonetiid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths275SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Urodidae Kyrki, 1984False Burnet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester11SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in Southern South America
InfraorderExoporia
Dugdale, 1974
1
13
41
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderHeteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
78
2456
7717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderNeopseustina
Davis & Nielsen, 1980
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom