Checklist of Family Megalopygidae Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 (Crinkled Flannel Moths)
for Suriname (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 333
3140
6519 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 332
3139
6518 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 314
3036
6199 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 190
2369
5138 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 40
966
2168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
966
2168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
966
2168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 16
132
172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
| 6
20
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths | 5
17
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Megalopygidae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Crinkled Flannel Moths, Flannel Moths | 7
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Suriname
7 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Suriname
12 Species | Edebessa purens Walker, 1855 | | | Eochroma pulchella Schaus, 1905 | | | Megalopyge albicollis Walker, 1855 | | | Megalopyge hina Dognin, 1911 | | | Megalopyge lanata Stoll, 1780 | | | Megalopyge opercularis Smith & Abbot, 1797 | Asp 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 Suriname
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