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Checklist for Family Megalopygidae Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 (Crinkled Flannel Moths)
and region La Gamba (Piedras Blancas, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
214
1836
1889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
213
1835
1889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
201
1813
1874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
156
1613
1701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
667
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
667
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
667
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
13
180
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
6
36
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths
4
30
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegalopygidae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Crinkled Flannel Moths, Flannel Moths
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for La Gamba
7 Genera with 11 Species
Aithorape Hopp, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Macara Dognin, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Megalopyge Hübner, 17823SpeciesTaxom
Mesoscia Hübner, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Podalia Walker, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Thoscora Schaus, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Trosia Hübner, 19822SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Gamba
11 Species
Aithorape roseicornis Dognin, 1899
Macara argentea Druce, 1897
Megalopyge albicollis Walker, 1855
Megalopyge opercularis Smith & Abbot, 1797Asp caterpillar
Megalopyge tharops Stoll, 1782
Mesoscia dyari Schaus, 1912
Podalia orsilochus Cramer, 1775
Podalia tympania Druce, 1897
Thoscora acca Schaus, 1892
Trosia dimas Cramer, 1775
Trosia nigropunctigera Fletcher, 1982

Subnodes of Megalopygidae with occurrences in La Gamba
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