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Checklist for Family Megalopygidae Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 (Crinkled Flannel Moths)
and region Morne Bleu (Tunapuna-Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
43
277
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
43
277
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
43
277
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
37
271
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
25
241
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
25
241
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
25
241
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
6
40
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
3
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths
3
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegalopygidae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Crinkled Flannel Moths, Flannel Moths
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Morne Bleu
4 Genera with 4 Species
Edebessa Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Macara Dognin, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Megalopyge Hübner, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Podalia Walker, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morne Bleu
4 Species
Edebessa purens Walker, 1855
Macara nigripes Dyar, 1909
Megalopyge tharops Stoll, 1782
Podalia orsilochus Cramer, 1775

Subnodes of Megalopygidae with occurrences in Morne Bleu
SubfamilyMegalopyginae
1
1
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