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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
361
5373
14341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
230
4404
12651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
56
1832
5690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
56
1832
5690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
1832
5690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
24
231
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
7
43
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths
5
37
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegalopygidae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Crinkled Flannel Moths, Flannel Moths
12
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for French Guiana
12 Genera with 22 Species
Aithorape Hopp, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Edebessa Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Endobrachys Felder, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Hysterocladia Felder, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Megalopyge Hübner, 17826SpeciesTaxom
Mesoscia Hübner, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Microrape Dyar, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Norape Walker, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Podalia Walker, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Repnoa Dyar, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Thoscora Schaus, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Trosia Hübner, 18774SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Guiana
22 Species
Edebessa purens Walker, 1855
Endobrachys revocans Felder, 1874
Hysterocladia corallocera Felder, 1874
Megalopyge dyari Hopp, 1935
Megalopyge lanata Stoll, 1780
Megalopyge lecca Druce, 1890
Megalopyge megalopygae Schaus, 1905
Megalopyge opercularis Smith & Abbot, 1797Asp caterpillar
Megalopyge tharops Stoll, 1782
Mesoscia pusilla Stoll, 1782
Mesoscia terminata Schaus, 1905
Microrape signata Hopp, 1930
Norape argyrorrhoea Hübner, 1825
Podalia dimidiata Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Podalia orsilochus Cramer, 1775
Repnoa imparilis Schaus, 1905
Thoscora acca Schaus, 1892
Thoscora omayena Schaus, 1904
Trosia bicolor Möschler, 1883
Trosia circumcincta Schaus, 1905
Trosia dimas Cramer, 1775
Trosia pellucida Möschler, 1877

Subnodes of Megalopygidae with occurrences in French Guiana
SubfamilyMegalopyginae
2
7
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