Checklist for Family Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917 (African Primitive Ghost Moths)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 275
1655
2186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1494
2029 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 52
382
545 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 52
381
543 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Exoporia
Dugdale, 1974
| 2
8
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hepialoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths | 2
8
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Prototheoridae
Meyrick, 1917
African Primitive Ghost Moths | 2
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape Town
2 Genera with 5 Species
Species list for Cape Town
5 Species
Links, sources and further information Prototheoridae at gbif.org
Prototheoridae at irmng.org
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