Checklist of Family Megalopygidae Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 (Crinkled Flannel Moths)
for Monteverde Canton (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 287
3075
3811 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 287
3075
3811 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 279
3063
3794 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 214
2784
3526 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
1001
1845 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
1001
1845 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1001
1845 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 22
194
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
| 9
36
58 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths | 6
29
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Megalopygidae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Crinkled Flannel Moths, Flannel Moths | 7
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Monteverde Canton
7 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Monteverde Canton
13 Species | Aithorape roseicornis Dognin, 1899 | | | Macara alydda Druce, 1887 | | | Megalopyge albicollis Walker, 1855 | | | Megalopyge opercularis Smith & Abbot, 1797 | Asp caterpillar | | Megalopyge salebrosa Clemens, 1860 | | | Mesoscia dyari Schaus, 1912 | | | Mesoscia unifascia Dognin, 1923 | | | Podalia contigua Walker, 1866 | | | Podalia gamelia Druce, 1904 | | | Podalia thanatos Schaus, 1905 | | | Thoscora acca Schaus, 1892 | | | Trosia dimas Cramer, 1775 | | | Trosia nigropunctigera Fletcher, 1982 | |
Subnodes of Megalopygidae with occurrences in Monteverde Canton
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