Checklist of Superfamily Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809 (Burnet moths)
for Congo (Central Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 516
8791
39463 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 512
8777
39440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 495
8681
39128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 324
7097
34844 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 68
2469
11529 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 68
2468
11527 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 66
2462
11516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 32
649
1912 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
| 6
105
317 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths | 4
79
247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Congo
4 Families width 247 Species and 5 Subspecies
Subnodes of Zygaenoidea with occurrences in Congo | Family | Epipyropidae
Dyar, 1903
Planthopper Parasite Moths, Planthopper parasites, Planthopper-parasite moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Himantopteridae
Rogenhofer, 1884
Long Tailed Burnet Moths, Long-tailed burnet moths | 6
50 | Genera
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 | 59
154 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Zygaenidae
Latreille, 1809
Burnet Forester, Burnet Moths, Burnets, Forester moths, Foresters, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths, Smoky moths, Zygaenid Moths | 13
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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