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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
569
8211
23107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
566
8203
23100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
541
8080
22778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
6365
19175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2424
8034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2424
8034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
2417
8025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
34
347
715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
9
39
65
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



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