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Checklist for Family Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 (Cup moths)
and region Pretoria (Gauteng)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
204
1365
2074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
150
1186
1865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
52
460
817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
52
459
816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
51
458
814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
26
204
387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
5
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths
3
6
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLimacodidae
Duponchel, 1845
Cup moths, Limacodids, Saddleback caterpillar moths
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pretoria
4 Genera with 7 Species
Caffricola Hampson, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopoloma Druce, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Crothaema Butler, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Macroplectra Hampson, 19281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pretoria
7 Species
Caffricola cloeckneria Stoll, 1781
Chrysopoloma bicolor Distant, 1897
Chrysopoloma pallens Hering, 1923
Chrysopoloma paupera Hering, 1925
Chrysopoloma varia Distant, 1899
Crothaema decorata Distant, 1892
Macroplectra meridionalis (Hering, 1928)⇒ Macroplectra rosea Bethune-Baker, 1911

Subnodes of Limacodidae with occurrences in Pretoria
SubfamilyChrysopolominae
Aurivillius, 1895
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimacodinae
Duponchel, 1845
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Limacodidae at artfakta.se
Limacodidae at dyntaxa.se
Limacodidae at gbif.org
Limacodidae at irmng.org
Limacodidae at itis.gov