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Checklist for Family Megalopygidae Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 (Crinkled Flannel Moths)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
75
3167
10625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
3167
10625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
3163
10621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
33
630
1757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
10
76
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths
7
55
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegalopygidae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Crinkled Flannel Moths, Flannel Moths
11
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
11 Genera with 40 Species
Aithorape Hopp, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Coamorpha Dyar, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Hysterocladia Felder, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Macara Dognin, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Megalopyge Hübner, 191011SpeciesTaxom
Mesocia1SpeciesTaxom
Mesoscia Hübner, 05SpeciesTaxom
Norape Walker, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Podalia Walker, 193510SpeciesTaxom
Thoscora Schaus, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Trosia Hübner, 19823SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
40 Species
Aithorape roseicornis Dognin, 1899
Coamorpha innoxia Schaus, 1910
Hysterocladia eriphua Dognin, 1914
Macara alydda Druce, 1887
Macara argentea Druce, 1897
Megalopyge albicollis Walker, 1855
Megalopyge basalis Walker, 1856
Megalopyge contigua Walker, 1866
Megalopyge dyari Hopp, 1935
Megalopyge hina Dognin, 1911
Megalopyge lampra Dyar, 1910
Megalopyge lanata Stoll, 1780
Megalopyge opercularis Smith & Abbot, 1797Asp caterpillar
Megalopyge salebrosa Clemens, 1860
Megalopyge tharops Stoll, 1782
Megalopyge trujillina Dyar, 1910
Mesocia dumilla
Mesoscia dumilla Dyar, 1913
Mesoscia dyari Schaus, 1912
Mesoscia terminata Schaus, 1905
Mesoscia unifascia Dognin, 1923
Mesoscia unifasciata
Norape argyrorrhoea Hübner, 1825
Norape nevermanni Hopp, 1927
Norape nigrovenosa Druce, 1906
Norape ovina Sepp, 1852White Flannel Moth
Podalia contigua Walker, 1866
Podalia dimidiata Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Podalia fuscescens Walker, 1856
Podalia gamelia Druce, 1904
Podalia orsilocha Cramer, 1775
Podalia orsilochus Cramer, 1775
Podalia thanathos
Podalia thanatos Schaus, 1905
Podalia tympania Druce, 1897
Podalia walkerensis Hopp, 1935
Thoscora acca Schaus, 1892
Trosia dimas Cramer, 1775
Trosia incostata (Schaus, 1905)⇒ Trosia dimas Cramer, 1775
Trosia nigropunctigera Fletcher, 1982

Subnodes of Megalopygidae with occurrences in Costa Rica
SubfamilyMegalopyginae
2
12
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