Taxonomy of Family Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917
African Primitive Ghost Moths
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 1891
142849
2048615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 322
33641
568299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 208
32654
567261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraorder
| Exoporia
Dugdale, 1974
| 6
161
1709 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Hepialoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ghost Moths | 5
158
1685 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Prototheoridae
Meyrick, 1917
African Primitive Ghost Moths | 2
20 | Genera
Species |
Subnodes of Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917
Synonyms | Metatheora (Meyrick, 1919) |
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Prototheoridae
| English | African Primitive Ghost Moths |
Distribution and Species lists of Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917
Distribution on islands
Links, sources and further information Prototheoridae at gbif.org
Prototheoridae at irmng.org
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