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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
88
3391
13725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
3386
13719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
83
3368
13692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
37
638
1832
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
10
53
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths
7
38
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegalopygidae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Crinkled Flannel Moths, Flannel Moths
9
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
9 Genera with 23 Species
Brachycodilla Herrich-Schä..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Carama Walker, 01SpeciesTaxom
Edebessa Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Endobrachys Felder, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Megalopyge Hübner, 18829SpeciesTaxom
Norape Walker, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Podalia Walker, 18825SpeciesTaxom
Thoscora Schaus, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Trosia Hübner, 19823SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
23 Species
Brachycodilla osorius
Carama flavescens
Edebessa purens Walker, 1855
Endobrachys revocans Felder, 1874
Megalopyge albicollis Walker, 1855
Megalopyge apicalis Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Megalopyge braulio Schaus, 0
Megalopyge lanata Stoll, 1780
Megalopyge opercularis Smith & Abbot, 1797Asp caterpillar
Megalopyge orsilochus Cramer, 1775
Megalopyge tharops Stoll, 1782
Megalopyge undulata Herrich-Schä..., 1858
Megalopyge urens Berg, 1882
Norape ovina Sepp, 1852White Flannel Moth
Podalia dimidiata Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Podalia guaya Schaus, 1927
Podalia orsilochus Cramer, 1775
Podalia vesta (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Podalia orsilochus Cramer, 1775
Podalia walkeri Berg, 1882
Thoscora acca Schaus, 1892
Trosia dimas Cramer, 1775
Trosia nigropuncta Druce, 1909
Trosia nigropunctigera Fletcher, 1982

Subnodes of Megalopygidae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilyMegalopyginae
1
9
Genus
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