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Checklist for Family Hedylidae Guenée, 1857 (American Butterfly Moths)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
101
8059
57615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
99
8043
57561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
96
8020
57386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
5
430
2408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
2
251
1104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hedyloidea
Scoble, 1986
Moth-butterflies
1
1
8
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHedylidae
Guenée, 1857
American Butterfly Moths, American moth-butterflies
1
8
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
1 Genera with 8 Species
Macrosoma Hübner, 19328SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
8 Species
Macrosoma amaculata Scoble, 1990
Macrosoma bahiata Felder & Rog..., 1875
Macrosoma cascaria Schaus, 1901
Macrosoma costilunata Prout, 1916
Macrosoma heliconiaria Guenée, 1857
Macrosoma lucivittata Walker, 1863
Macrosoma rubedinaria Walker, 1862
Macrosoma semiermis Prout, 1932


Links, sources and further information
Hedylidae at gbif.org
Hedylidae at irmng.org