Checklist for Superfamily Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809 (Burnet moths)
and region Fairfield County (Connecticut, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 242
1258
1913 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 242
1258
1913 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 227
1213
1831 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 163
1069
1653 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 40
566
975 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
566
975 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
566
975 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 18
101
142 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
| 5
20
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths | 3
10
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Fairfield County (Connecticut)
3 Families width 12 Species
Genera for Fairfield County (Connecticut)
10 Genera with 12 Species | Adoneta Clemens, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apoda Haworth, 1864 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euclea Hübner, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harrisina Packard, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithacodes Packard, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megalopyge Hübner, 1797 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prolimacodes Schaus, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyromorpha Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sisyrosea Grote, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidia Packard, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Fairfield County (Connecticut)
12 Species | Adoneta spinuloides Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | Purple-crested Slug Moth | | Apoda biguttata Packard, 1864 | Shagreened Slug Moth | | Apoda y-inversa Packard, 1864 | Yellow-Collared Slug Moth | | Euclea delphinii Boisduval, 1832 | Spiny oak slug | | Harrisina americana Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | Grape leaf skeletonizer | | Lithacodes fasciola Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | Yellow-shouldered Slug Moth | | Megalopyge crispata Packard, 1864 | Black-waved Flannel Moth | | Megalopyge opercularis Smith & Abbot, 1797 | Asp caterpillar | | Prolimacodes badia Hübner, 1835 | Skiff Moth | | Pyromorpha dimidiata Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | Orange-patched Smoky Moth | | Sisyrosea textula Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | | Tortricidia testacea Packard, 1864 | Early Button Slug Moth |
Subnodes of Zygaenoidea with occurrences in Fairfield County (Connecticut) | 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 | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Megalopygidae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Crinkled Flannel Moths, Flannel Moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Zygaenidae
Latreille, 1809
Burnet Forester, Burnet Moths, Burnets, Forester moths, Foresters, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths, Smoky moths, Zygaenid Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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