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Checklist of Superfamily Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809 (Burnet moths)
for Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6836
56836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6836
56836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6731
56399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6589
56067
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
Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903Planthopper Parasite Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Heterogynidae Rambur, 1866Mediterranean Burnet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884Long Tailed Burnet Moths97SpeciesTaxom
Lacturidae Heppner, 1995Australian burnet moths2SpeciesTaxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths457SpeciesTaxom
Somabrachyidae Hampson, 1920African Flannel Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester104SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Zygaenoidea with occurrences in Afrotropical
FamilyEpipyropidae
Dyar, 1903
Planthopper Parasite Moths, Planthopper parasites, Planthopper-parasite moths
1
6
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHeterogynidae
Rambur, 1866
Mediterranean Burnet Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHimantopteridae
Rogenhofer, 1884
Long Tailed Burnet Moths, Long-tailed burnet moths
8
97
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLacturidae
Heppner, 1995
Australian burnet moths, Tropical Burnet Moths
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLimacodidae
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
 
FamilySomabrachyidae
Hampson, 1920
African Flannel Moths, Mediterranean Flannel Moths
2
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyZygaenidae
Latreille, 1809
Burnet Forester, Burnet Moths, Burnets, Forester moths, Foresters, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths, Smoky moths, Zygaenid Moths
25
104
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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