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Checklist of Family Megalopygidae Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 (Crinkled Flannel Moths)
for Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
8090
22812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
8082
22805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
540
7963
22498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
341
6262
18920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2369
7894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2369
7894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
2362
7885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
34
347
714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
9
41
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths
7
32
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegalopygidae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Crinkled Flannel Moths, Flannel Moths
9
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
9 Genera with 21 Species
Aithorape Hopp, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Macara Dognin, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Megalopyge Hübner, 17826SpeciesTaxom
Mesoscia Hübner, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Norape Walker, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Podalia Walker, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Thoscora Schaus, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Trosia Hübner, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Vescoa Dyar, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
21 Species
Aithorape roseicornis Dognin, 1899
Macara alydda Druce, 1887
Macara argentea Druce, 1897
Megalopyge albicollis Walker, 1855
Megalopyge dyari Hopp, 1935
Megalopyge hina Dognin, 1911
Megalopyge lanata Stoll, 1780
Megalopyge lecca Druce, 1890
Megalopyge tharops Stoll, 1782
Mesoscia lorna Schaus, 1905
Mesoscia terminata Schaus, 1905
Norape ovina Sepp, 1852White Flannel Moth
Podalia fuscescens Walker, 1856
Podalia gamelia Druce, 1904
Podalia orsilochus Cramer, 1775
Podalia tympania Druce, 1897
Thoscora acca Schaus, 1892
Trosia dimas Cramer, 1775
Trosia nigropunctigera Fletcher, 1982
Trosia semirufa Druce, 1906
Vescoa ma Dyar, 1910

Subnodes of Megalopygidae with occurrences in Ecuador
SubfamilyMegalopyginae
1
6
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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