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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
598
10458
32334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
595
10451
32326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
10215
31633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
339
7809
25442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
73
2671
9433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
73
2670
9432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
72
2667
9424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
32
418
793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
8
43
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths
6
29
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegalopygidae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Crinkled Flannel Moths, Flannel Moths
6
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colombia
6 Genera with 13 Species
Macara Dognin, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Malmella Dognin, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Megalopyge Hübner, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Podalia Walker, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Thoscora Schaus, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Trosia Hübner, 17904SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
13 Species
Macara alydda Druce, 1887
Malmella strigiprima Dognin, 1914
Megalopyge lanata Stoll, 1780
Megalopyge opercularis Smith & Abbot, 1797Asp caterpillar
Megalopyge salebrosa Clemens, 1860
Podalia contigua Walker, 1866
Podalia gamelia Druce, 1904
Podalia orsilochus Cramer, 1775
Thoscora acca Schaus, 1892
Trosia dimas Cramer, 1775
Trosia fallax Felder, 1874
Trosia nigropunctigera Fletcher, 1982
Trosia punctigera (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Trosia nigropunctigera Fletcher, 1982

Subnodes of Megalopygidae with occurrences in Colombia
SubfamilyMegalopyginae
1
3
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