Checklist for Superfamily Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809 (Burnet moths)
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 223
6838
56840 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 223
6838
56840 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 209
6733
56403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 185
6591
56071 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 83
4302
27836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 82
4295
27811 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 79
4286
27718 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 39
1642
8394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
| 9
237
1029 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths | 7
164
673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Afrotropical
7 Families width 673 Species
Subnodes of Zygaenoidea with occurrences in Afrotropical | Family | Epipyropidae
Dyar, 1903
Planthopper Parasite Moths, Planthopper parasites, Planthopper-parasite moths | 1
6 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Heterogynidae
Rambur, 1866
Mediterranean Burnet Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Himantopteridae
Rogenhofer, 1884
Long Tailed Burnet Moths, Long-tailed burnet moths | 8
97 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lacturidae
Heppner, 1995
Australian burnet moths, Tropical Burnet Moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Limacodidae
Duponchel, 1845
Cup moths, Limacodids, Saddleback caterpillar moths, Saddleback caterpillars, Saddleback-caterpillar moths, Slug Caterpillar Moths, Slug caterpillars, Slug moths, Slug-caterpillar moths | 126
457 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Somabrachyidae
Hampson, 1920
African Flannel Moths, Mediterranean Flannel Moths | 2
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Zygaenidae
Latreille, 1809
Burnet Forester, Burnet Moths, Burnets, Forester moths, Foresters, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths, Smoky moths, Zygaenid Moths | 25
104 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Zygaenoidea at artfakta.se
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