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Checklist for Superfamily Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809 (Burnet moths)
and region Cape York Peninsula (Cook Shire, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
356
2019
3011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
355
2018
3011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
338
1957
2902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
238
1606
2456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
58
556
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
556
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
57
555
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
149
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
6
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths
4
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape York Peninsula
4 Families width 8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dalceridae Dyar, 1898Dalcerid moths0SpeciesTaxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths5SpeciesTaxom
Lacturidae (Heppner, 1995)Australian burnet moths1SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae (Latreille, 1809)Burnet Forester2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape York Peninsula
9 Genera with 8 Species
Ca Dyar, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcocelis Hampson, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Comana Walker, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Lactura Walker, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoamuria Tarmann, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Pygmaeomorpha Bethune-Baker, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Scopelodes Westwood, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Thosea Walker, 1931Nettle grubs1SpeciesTaxom
Zygaena Fabricius, 1926Burnet1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape York Peninsula
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chalcocelis castanica Turner, 1926
Comana euryparoa Turner, 1927
Lactura rhodomochla (Turner, 1941)⇒ Eustixis rhodomochla Turner, 1942
Pseudoamuria uptoni Tarmann, 2005
Pygmaeomorpha aquila H. Druce, 1899
Scopelodes anthela Swinhoe, 1909
Thosea threnopis Turner, 1931
Zygaena cynarae ceriana (Burgeff, 1926)⇒ Zygaena cynarae turatii Standfuss, 1892

Subnodes of Zygaenoidea with occurrences in Cape York Peninsula
FamilyDalceridae
Dyar, 1898
Dalcerid moths, Glass Moths, Slug caterpillars, Tropical Slug Caterpillar Moths
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLacturidae
Heppner, 1995
Australian burnet moths, Tropical Burnet Moths
1
1
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
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyZygaenidae
Latreille, 1809
Burnet Forester, Burnet Moths, Burnets, Forester moths, Foresters, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths, Smoky moths, Zygaenid Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Zygaenoidea at artfakta.se
Zygaenoidea at dyntaxa.se
Zygaenoidea at itis.gov