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Checklist for Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775 (Modern butterflies and moths)
and region Torres Strait Islands (Far North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
116
426
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
116
426
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
111
401
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
74
323
494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
18
145
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
18
145
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Torres Strait Islands
18 Families width 238 Species and 109 Subspecies
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833)Milkweed Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths19SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths0SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper25SpeciesTaxom
Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903Teak Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies47SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms16SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars2SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals53SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos14SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones17SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths31SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in Torres Strait Islands
InfraorderHeteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
18
145
238
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom