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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
Taxonomy of Family Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809
Burnet Forester, Burnet Moths, Burnets, Forester moths, Foresters, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths, Smoky moths, Zygaenid 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
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
98
10110
121799
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
20
1290
17308
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths
15
939
11657
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyZygaenidae
Latreille, 1809
Burnet Forester, Burnet Moths, Burnets, Forester moths
346
7154
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809
SubfamilyCallizygaeninae
Epstein & al., 1998
1
25
Genus
Species
SubfamilyChalcosiinae
Walker, 1865
85
1387
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPhaudinae
Kirby, 1892
5
40
Genera
Species
SubfamilyProcridinae
Boisduval, 1828
Procridinids
129
1331
Genera
Species
SubfamilyZygaeninae
Latreille, 1809
Burnet Moths and Foresters
40
4245
Genera
Species
GenusAcreagris
Felder, 1874
  ⇒ Coementa
1Species
GenusAdecita
Fazekas, 1986
0Species
GenusAdscista
Budashkin, 1987
0Species
GenusAdsita
Tshikolovets, 1995
0Species
GenusAdsscita
Jüngling, 1996
0Species
GenusAgacysma
S.-Y.Huang & Horie, 2023
1Species
GenusAglope
Boisduval, 1836
0Species
GenusAlychia
Gredler, 1875
0Species
GenusAmnesia
Horn, 1876
  ⇒ Amesia
16Species
GenusAposesioidea
0Species
GenusAscita
Gómez-Bustillo & Fernández-Rubio, 1976
0Species
GenusAsdcita
Fernández-Rubio, 1995
0Species
GenusAtichia
Ochsenheimer, 1808
0Species
GenusAttychia
Duponchel, 1835
0Species
GenusBoralia
Wileman, 1912
  ⇒ Boradia
0Species
GenusBradyptesis
Sodoffsky, 1837
0Species
GenusCallamesia
Butler, 1885
1Species
GenusCallosymploca
Vári, 1986
0Species
GenusCharmona
Stichel, 1910
0Species
GenusChrystarmanna
Efetov, 2006
  ⇒ Chrysartona
0Species
GenusChrystremewana
Efetov, 2006
  ⇒ Chrysartona
0Species
GenusClelia
Walker, 1856
  ⇒ Leucostoma
9Species
GenusCtenandra
Kirby, 1894
0Species
GenusDendrocera
Hampson, 1893
  ⇒ Cerodendra
2Species
GenusDoclia
Rothschild & Jordan, 1905
1Species
GenusEfetovia
Mollet, 2001
0Species
GenusEphemerides
Pagenstecher, 1909
0Species
GenusEphemeroides
Pagenstecher, 1909
0Species
GenusEuctenia
Gerstaecker, 1855
  ⇒ Orna
5Species
GenusEuphascusa
Walker, 1854
0Species
GenusFormozygaena
Inoue, 1987
1Species
GenusGymnautocera
Westwood, 1841
0Species
GenusGynantocera
Walker, 1854
  ⇒ Gynautocera
0Species
GenusHarrisinia
0Species
GenusHarrisinula
Hering, 1925
  ⇒ Harrisina
1Species
GenusHistiochora
Pagenstecher, 1909
  ⇒ Hestiochora
0Species
GenusHoerwertneria
Tarmann, 1984
0Species
GenusInouela
Efetov, 1999
2Species
GenusJno
Suvortsev, 1894
0Species
GenusJordantina
Fernández-Rubio, 1995
0Species
GenusKeilia
Efetov, 2001
0Species
GenusLamontia
Kaye, 1923
  ⇒ Monalita
3Species
GenusLucasiana
Alberti, 1954
0Species
GenusMalthaca
Clemens, 1860
  ⇒ Coementa
45Species
GenusMolletia
Efetov, 2001
0Species
GenusNeosymploca
Barrett, 1901
  ⇒ Neurosymploca
0Species
GenusNesace
Kirby, 1892
1Species
GenusOcneropyga
Bryk, 1936
0Species
GenusPapuaphlebohecta
Yen, 2005
0Species
GenusParagalope
S.-Y.Huang & Horie, 2023
17Species
GenusPiderus
Walker, 1864
  ⇒ Pidorus
1Species
GenusPidora
Walker, 1856
  ⇒ Pidorus
0Species
GenusPocris
Agenjo, 1937
0Species
GenusPompel
1Species
GenusPorcris
Khan, 1988
0Species
GenusProceris
Didmanidze, 1978
0Species
GenusProcis
Alberti, 1954
0Species
GenusProcria
Ibarra, 1975
0Species
GenusProcrisimilis
Tarmann, 1984
0Species
GenusProcrita
Efetov & Tarmann, 1999
  ⇒ Adscita (Procritena)
2Species
GenusProcriterna
Efetov & Tarmann, 2004
0Species
GenusProeris
Pagenstecher, 1909
0Species
GenusPseudopidorus
Yen & Yang, 1997
1Species
GenusRhagastes
Daniel, 1965
0Species
GenusRotundagalope
S.-Y.Huang & Horie, 2023
1Species
GenusSinica
Rebel, 1915
3Species
GenusSno
Isak, Tsopa, Kolomysova & Konsky, 1976
0Species
GenusSolaniterna
Efetov, 2004
0Species
GenusStenoprocris
Gaede in Seitz, 1926
  ⇒ Sthenoprocris
0Species
GenusSvenia
Alberti, 1954
1Species
GenusTarmannita
Efetov, 2000
0Species
GenusTeresimima
Pucci & Dominici, 1986
0Species
GenusThearesia
Pusanow, 1930
0Species
GenusTheresimina
Silvestri, 1939
0Species
GenusTherisimima
Buresch & Tuleschkov, 1943
0Species
GenusTremewania
Efetov & Tarmann, 1999
0Species
GenusTrichoptera
Lioy, 1864
  ⇒ Calopterella
Caddisflies, Rail-flies, Sedge-flies
6Species
GenusTryphanophora
Snellen, 1903
0Species
GenusTurneriptocris
Bryk, 1936
1Species
GenusWatermenia
Owada & Horie, 2002
0Species
GenusYno
Schugurow, 1906
0Species
GenusZgaenoprocris
Alberti, 1954
0Species
GenusZygaenoprocis
Efetov & Tarmann, 1994
0Species
GenusZygaenoproctis
Efetov, 1998
0Species
GenusZygana
2Species
GenusZygobasis
Hong, 1982
1Species

Synonyms
Pyromorphidae (Stirret, 1933)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Zygaenidae
GermanBlutströpfchen, Grünwidderchen, Widderchen
EnglishBurnet Forester, Burnet Moths, Burnets, Forester moths, Foresters, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths, Smoky moths, Zygaenid Moths
DutchBloeddrupjes, Sint-Jansvlinders of bloedrupsjes, St. jansvlinders
DanishKøllesværmere
SwedishBastardsvärmare
FinnishPunatäpläperhoset, Punatäplät
NorwegianBloddråpesvermere


Distribution and Species lists of Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809
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Afghanistan
2 Genera  3 Species
Albania
6 Genera  31 Species
Algeria
4 Genera  26 Species
Andorra
4 Genera  20 Species
Angola
5 Genera  6 Species
Argentina
7 Genera  14 Species
Armenia
4 Genera  18 Species
Australia
20 Genera  75 Species
Austria
14 Genera  66 Species
Azerbaijan
2 Genera  11 Species
Bangladesh
9 Genera  10 Species
Barbados
1 Genus  1 Species
Belarus
4 Genera  15 Species
Belgium
5 Genera  18 Species
Bolivia
2 Genera  4 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4 Genera  23 Species
Botswana
1 Genus  2 Species
Brazil
6 Genera  18 Species
Brunei
1 Genus  1 Species
Bulgaria
6 Genera  37 Species
Cambodia
5 Genera  7 Species
Cameroon
8 Genera  19 Species
Canada
8 Genera  16 Species
Cape Verde
2 Genera  3 Species
Central African Republic
2 Genera  4 Species
Chile
2 Genera  1 Species
China
32 Genera  95 Species
Colombia
1 Genus  5 Species
Costa Rica
7 Genera  8 Species
Croatia
5 Genera  30 Species
Cuba
3 Genera  3 Species
Cyprus
3 Genera  4 Species
Czech Republic
8 Genera  41 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
11 Genera  38 Species
Denmark
3 Genera  13 Species
Djibouti
1 Genus  1 Species
Ecuador
4 Genera  6 Species
Egypt
4 Genera  5 Species
Equatorial Guinea
2 Genera  9 Species
Eritrea
2 Genera  2 Species
Estonia
3 Genera  12 Species
Ethiopia
5 Genera  10 Species
Fiji
2 Genera  2 Species
Finland
3 Genera  11 Species
France
13 Genera  99 Species
Gabon
6 Genera  9 Species
Georgia
4 Genera  23 Species
Germany
12 Genera  59 Species
Greece
10 Genera  51 Species
Guatemala
3 Genera  2 Species
Guinea
2 Genera  2 Species
Honduras
2 Genera  2 Species
Hungary
11 Genera  34 Species
Iceland
1 Genus  2 Species
India
44 Genera  112 Species
Indonesia
19 Genera  28 Species
Iran
5 Genera  38 Species
Iraq
1 Genus  1 Species
Ireland
3 Genera  11 Species
Israel
4 Genera  10 Species
Italy
15 Genera  102 Species
Ivory Coast
1 Genus  2 Species
Jamaica
1 Genus  1 Species
Japan
21 Genera  58 Species
Jordan
3 Genera  3 Species
Kazakhstan
3 Genera  6 Species
Kenya
4 Genera  13 Species
Kyrgyzstan
5 Genera  9 Species
Laos
6 Genera  6 Species
Latvia
3 Genera  10 Species
Lebanon
4 Genera  9 Species
Lesotho
1 Genus  1 Species
Liberia
1 Genus  2 Species
Libya
2 Genera  2 Species
Liechtenstein
2 Genera  13 Species
Lithuania
3 Genera  11 Species
Luxembourg
5 Genera  17 Species
Madagascar
6 Genera  9 Species
Malawi
6 Genera  9 Species
Malaysia
13 Genera  26 Species
Malta
1 Genus  0 Species
Mauritania
1 Genus  3 Species
Mauritius
1 Genus  3 Species
Mexico
20 Genera  45 Species
Moldova
5 Genera  34 Species
Mongolia
5 Genera  10 Species
Montenegro
1 Genus  5 Species
Morocco
4 Genera  44 Species
Mozambique
9 Genera  10 Species
Myanmar
7 Genera  9 Species
Namibia
5 Genera  4 Species
Nepal
24 Genera  33 Species
Netherlands
11 Genera  27 Species
New Zealand
3 Genera  5 Species
Nicaragua
1 Genus  2 Species
Niger
1 Genus  2 Species
Nigeria
7 Genera  8 Species
Niue
1 Genus  1 Species
North Korea
1 Genus  1 Species
Norway
5 Genera  12 Species
Oman
1 Genus  1 Species
Pakistan
1 Genus  2 Species
Palestine
1 Genus  5 Species
Panama
5 Genera  5 Species
Papua New Guinea
4 Genera  3 Species
Paraguay
1 Genus  1 Species
Peru
1 Genus  5 Species
Philippines
9 Genera  12 Species
Poland
5 Genera  37 Species
Portugal
5 Genera  30 Species
Republic of the Congo
3 Genera  5 Species
Republic South Africa
13 Genera  49 Species
Romania
5 Genera  36 Species
Russia
17 Genera  108 Species
Rwanda
2 Genera  2 Species
San Marino
2 Genera  3 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
1 Genus  1 Species
Saudi Arabia
1 Genus  1 Species
Serbia
3 Genera  12 Species
Sierra Leone
6 Genera  12 Species
Singapore
6 Genera  8 Species
Slovakia
5 Genera  42 Species
Slovenia
6 Genera  38 Species
Solomon Islands
3 Genera  2 Species
Somalia
2 Genera  3 Species
Somaliland
2 Genera  3 Species
South Korea
15 Genera  20 Species
South Sudan
1 Genus  1 Species
Spain
7 Genera  64 Species
Sri Lanka
9 Genera  33 Species
Sudan
1 Genus  1 Species
Sweden
7 Genera  23 Species
Switzerland
6 Genera  35 Species
Syria
4 Genera  8 Species
Taiwan
40 Genera  106 Species
Tajikistan
3 Genera  5 Species
Tanzania
8 Genera  14 Species
Thailand
15 Genera  24 Species
Togo
4 Genera  5 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
2 Genera  1 Species
Tunisia
4 Genera  14 Species
Turkey
11 Genera  100 Species
Turkmenistan
3 Genera  3 Species
Uganda
6 Genera  23 Species
Ukraine
6 Genera  54 Species
United Kingdom
10 Genera  26 Species
USA
26 Genera  75 Species
Uzbekistan
3 Genera  5 Species
Venezuela
2 Genera  1 Species
Vietnam
12 Genera  16 Species
Yemen
1 Genus  2 Species
Zambia
6 Genera  9 Species
Zimbabwe
8 Genera  16 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Links, sources and further information
Zygaenidae at artfakta.se
Zygaenidae at dyntaxa.se
Zygaenidae at gbif.org
Zygaenidae at irmng.org
Zygaenidae at itis.gov