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Checklist for Family Megalopygidae Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 (Crinkled Flannel Moths)
and region Sipaliwini (Suriname)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
109
655
911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
109
655
911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
98
608
793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
75
568
749
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
335
524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
31
335
524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
335
524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
8
42
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
3
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths
3
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegalopygidae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Crinkled Flannel Moths, Flannel Moths
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sipaliwini
7 Genera with 11 Species
Edebessa Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Eochroma Clench, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Megalopyge Hübner, 17824SpeciesTaxom
Mesoscia Hübner, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Norape Walker, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Thoscora Schaus, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Trosia Hübner, 18772SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sipaliwini
11 Species
Edebessa purens Walker, 1855
Eochroma pulchella Schaus, 1905
Megalopyge albicollis Walker, 1855
Megalopyge hina Dognin, 1911
Megalopyge opercularis Smith & Abbot, 1797Asp caterpillar
Megalopyge tharops Stoll, 1782
Mesoscia terminata Schaus, 1905
Norape virgo Butler, 1877
Thoscora acca Schaus, 1892
Trosia bicolor Möschler, 1883
Trosia pellucida Möschler, 1877

Subnodes of Megalopygidae with occurrences in Sipaliwini
SubfamilyMegalopyginae
1
4
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