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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12550
43797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12547
43788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
622
12412
43330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
402
9697
34650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
82
3196
9755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
81
3194
9743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Taiwan
81 Families width 9743 Species and 1374 Subspecies
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Adelidae Bruand, 1851Adelid Moths16SpeciesTaxom
Alucitidae Leach, 1815Many Plumed Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Anthelidae Turner, 1904Australian Lappet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths27SpeciesTaxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947Autostichid Moths16SpeciesTaxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876Batrachedrid Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths24SpeciesTaxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966Little Bear Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892Brahmin Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Callidulidae Moore, 1877Old World Butterfly Moths9SpeciesTaxom
Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907Carposinid moths6SpeciesTaxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths2SpeciesTaxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854Choreuitid Moths27SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths14SpeciesTaxom
Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905Fig Borers0SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths58SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers40SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths788SpeciesTaxom
Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833)Milkweed Butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids133SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths42SpeciesTaxom
Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910Epermeniid moths9SpeciesTaxom
Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892Oriental Swallowtail Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903Planthopper Parasite Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1486SpeciesTaxom
Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898Old World Spiny Winged Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths13SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths50SpeciesTaxom
Galacticidae Minet, 1986Galacticid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths174SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1437SpeciesTaxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854Glyphipterigid moths38SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths76SpeciesTaxom
Heliodinidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Heliodinid moths3SpeciesTaxom
Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Leaf miners1SpeciesTaxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829Ghost Moths25SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper240SpeciesTaxom
Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903Teak Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Immidae Heppner, 1977Imma Moths11SpeciesTaxom
Incurvariidae Spuler, 1898Fairy moths0SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths71SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths114SpeciesTaxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths108SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues304SpeciesTaxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854Lyonet Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Metarbelidae (Strand, 1909)Tropical Carpenterworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 200513SpeciesTaxom
Neopseustidae Hering, 1925Archaic Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners12SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1077SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars213SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths319SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals569SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths96SpeciesTaxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893Opostegid moths3SpeciesTaxom
Palaeosetidae Turner, 1922Miniature Ghost Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Palaephatidae Davis, 1986Gondwanaland Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos159SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs96SpeciesTaxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845Diamond-back moths13SpeciesTaxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828Bagmoths21SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths69SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths318SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies15SpeciesTaxom
Roeslerstammiidae Bruand, 1850Double-eye moths4SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths38SpeciesTaxom
Schreckensteiniidae Fletcher, 1929Bristle Legged Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901Flower Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Sematuridae Guenée, 1858American Swallowtail Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings80SpeciesTaxom
Simaethistidae Minet, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths167SpeciesTaxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846Picture Winged Leaf Moths52SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies127SpeciesTaxom
Tineodidae Meyrick, 1885False Plume Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths640SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths80SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths28SpeciesTaxom
Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845Ypsolophid Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester106SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in Taiwan
InfraorderExoporia
Dugdale, 1974
2
8
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderHeteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
78
3185
9714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderNeopseustina
Davis & Nielsen, 1980
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom