Checklist for Superfamily Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809 (Burnet moths)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 591
9292
32656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 588
9284
32647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 562
9130
32273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 355
7129
27028 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 72
2157
6319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 70
2154
6314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 69
2152
6306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 33
595
1305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
| 8
29
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths | 6
18
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Melanesia
6 Families width 22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Melanesia
18 Genera with 22 Species | Alarodia Möschler, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Beggina Hering, 1975 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | Ca Dyar, 1914 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eterusia Hope, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euclea Hübner, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hestiochora Meyrick, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropan Walker, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydroclada Meyrick, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lactura Walker, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Levuana Bethune-Baker, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megalopyge Hübner, 1797 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Pollanisus Walker, 1854 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Psaphis Walker, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopelodes Westwood, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sibine Herrich-Schä..., 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Thyrasia Jacoby, 1884 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Xenarchus Herrich-Schä..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaena Fabricius, 1796 | Burnet | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Melanesia
22 Species and 1 Subspecies | Alarodia slossoniae Packard, 1893 | Packards White Flannel Moth | | Beggina albifascia Robinson, 1975 | | | Beggina bicornis Clayton, 2002 | | | Beggina dentilinea Robinson, 1975 | | | Beggina mediopunctata Hering, 1931 | | | Beggina minima Robinson, 1975 | | | Beggina unicornis Robinson, 1975 | | | Beggina zena Robinson, 1975 | | | Eterusia vitessa S.H. Yen, 2003 | | | Euclea nanina Dyar, 1891 | Nanina Oak-Slug Moth | | Hestiochora xanthocoma Meyrick, 1866 | | | Heteropan dolens Druce, 1888 | | | Hydroclada antigona Meyrick, 1889 | | | Lactura ophiucha Meyrick, 1923 | | | Levuana iridescens Bethune-Baker, 1906 | Levuana Moth | | Megalopyge crispata Packard, 1864 | Black-waved Flannel Moth | | Megalopyge opercularis Smith & Abbot, 1797 | Asp caterpillar | | Psaphis leonina Butler, 1879 | | | Scopelodes nitens Bethune-Baker, 1904 | | | Sibine horrida Dyar, 1906 | | | Xenarchus osorius Herrich-Schä..., 1856 | | | Zygaena viciae charon Hübner, 1796 | |
Subnodes of Zygaenoidea with occurrences in Melanesia | Family | Aididae
Schaus, 1906
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dalceridae
Dyar, 1898
Dalcerid moths, Glass Moths, Slug caterpillars, Tropical Slug Caterpillar Moths | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lacturidae
Heppner, 1995
Australian burnet moths, Tropical Burnet Moths | 1
1 | 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 | 6
12 | 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 | 8
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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