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Checklist for Family Megalopygidae Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 (Crinkled Flannel Moths)
and region Argentina (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
686
10351
27232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
684
10346
27226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
641
10177
26822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
398
8221
22592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
1998
4501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
1995
4497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
1988
4483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
29
332
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
8
41
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths
5
26
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegalopygidae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Crinkled Flannel Moths, Flannel Moths
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Argentina
7 Genera with 10 Species
Aithorape Hopp, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hysterocladia Felder, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Macara Dognin, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Megalopyge Hübner, 17824SpeciesTaxom
Podalia Walker, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Thoscora Schaus, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Trosia Hübner, 19821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Argentina
10 Species
Aithorape roseicornis Dognin, 1899
Hysterocladia eriphua Dognin, 1914
Macara argentea Druce, 1897
Megalopyge albicollis Walker, 1855
Megalopyge lanata Stoll, 1780
Megalopyge opercularis Smith & Abbot, 1797Asp caterpillar
Megalopyge tharops Stoll, 1782
Podalia orsilochus Cramer, 1775
Thoscora acca Schaus, 1892
Trosia nigropunctigera Fletcher, 1982

Subnodes of Megalopygidae with occurrences in Argentina
SubfamilyMegalopyginae
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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