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Checklist of Family Megalopygidae Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 (Crinkled Flannel Moths)
for La Virgen (Sarapiquí, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
226
2140
2647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
226
2140
2647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
215
2122
2620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
160
1871
2385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
44
948
1562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
44
948
1562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
947
1562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
16
167
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
6
31
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths
4
26
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegalopygidae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Crinkled Flannel Moths, Flannel Moths
7
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for La Virgen
7 Genera with 13 Species
Aithorape Hopp, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Megalopyge Hübner, 17973SpeciesTaxom
Mesoscia Hübner, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Norape Walker, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Podalia Walker, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Thoscora Schaus, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Trosia Hübner, 19822SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Virgen
13 Species
Aithorape roseicornis Dognin, 1899
Megalopyge albicollis Walker, 1855
Megalopyge basalis Walker, 1856
Megalopyge opercularis Smith & Abbot, 1797Asp caterpillar
Mesoscia dyari Schaus, 1912
Mesoscia terminata Schaus, 1905
Norape nevermanni Hopp, 1927
Norape nigrovenosa Druce, 1906
Podalia orsilochus Cramer, 1775
Podalia thanatos Schaus, 1905
Thoscora acca Schaus, 1892
Trosia dimas Cramer, 1775
Trosia nigropunctigera Fletcher, 1982

Subnodes of Megalopygidae with occurrences in La Virgen
SubfamilyMegalopyginae
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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