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Checklist for Family Megalopygidae Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 (Crinkled Flannel Moths)
and region Curepe (Tunapuna-Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
75
524
690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
75
524
690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
73
519
685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
61
498
667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
35
423
584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
423
584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
34
422
584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
11
96
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
4
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths
4
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegalopygidae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Crinkled Flannel Moths, Flannel Moths
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Curepe
4 Genera with 7 Species
Megalopyge Hübner, 17973SpeciesTaxom
Podalia Walker, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Thoscora Schaus, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Trosia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Curepe
7 Species
Megalopyge albicollis Walker, 1855
Megalopyge lanata Stoll, 1780
Megalopyge opercularis Smith & Abbot, 1797Asp caterpillar
Podalia dimidiata Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Podalia farmbri Kaye, 1924
Thoscora brugea Schaus, 1904
Trosia dimas Cramer, 1775

Subnodes of Megalopygidae with occurrences in Curepe
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