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Checklist for Superfamily Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809 (Burnet moths)
and region Nicoya Peninsula (Guanacaste, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
212
1788
1977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
212
1788
1977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
1771
1952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
154
1549
1733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
38
646
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
38
646
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
38
646
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
16
129
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
5
22
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths
3
16
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nicoya Peninsula
3 Families width 23 Species
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths14SpeciesTaxom
Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855Crinkled Flannel Moths8SpeciesTaxom
Dalceridae Dyar, 1898Dalcerid moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nicoya Peninsula
16 Genera with 23 Species
Acharia Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Aithorape Hopp, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Dalcerides Neumoegen & ..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Epiclea Dyar, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Epiperola Dyar, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Euclea Hübner, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Megalopyge Hübner, 17823SpeciesTaxom
Natada Walker, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Norape Walker, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Perola Walker, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Podalia Walker, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Prolimacodes Schaus, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Semyra Walker, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Talima Walker, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Trosia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Vipsania Druce, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicoya Peninsula
23 Species
Acharia sarans
Aithorape roseicornis Dognin, 1899
Dalcerides sofia
Epiclea elaea Druce, 1887
Epiperola perornata (Dyar, 1906)⇒ Paleophobetron perornata Dyar, 1905
Euclea buscki Dyar, 1912
Euclea norba Druce, 1887
Megalopyge lanata Stoll, 1780
Megalopyge opercularis Smith & Abbot, 1797Asp caterpillar
Megalopyge tharops Stoll, 1782
Natada daona (Druce, 1887)⇒ Natada nasoni Grote, 1876
Natada fusca Druce, 1887
Natada lucens Walker, 1855
Norape nevermanni Hopp, 1927
Norape nigrovenosa Druce, 1906
Perola clara Dyar, 1907
Perola producta Dyar, 1912
Perola sinaloensis Schaus, 1920
Podalia tympania Druce, 1897
Semyra bella Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Semyra coarctata Walker, 1855
Trosia dimas Cramer, 1775
Vipsania rosabella Dyar, 1910

Subnodes of Zygaenoidea with occurrences in Nicoya Peninsula
FamilyDalceridae
Dyar, 1898
Dalcerid moths, Glass Moths, Slug caterpillars, Tropical Slug Caterpillar 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
10
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMegalopygidae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Crinkled Flannel Moths, Flannel Moths
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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