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Checklist for Superfamily Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809 (Burnet moths)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
29
288
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
7
18
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths
5
9
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Papua New Guinea
5 Families width 7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dalceridae Dyar, 1898Dalcerid moths0SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester3SpeciesTaxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths2SpeciesTaxom
Lacturidae Heppner, 1995Australian burnet moths1SpeciesTaxom
Aididae Schaus, 19061SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua New Guinea
9 Genera with 7 Species
Ca Dyar, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Eterusia Hope, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Hydroclada Meyrick, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Lactura Walker, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Psaphis Walker, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Scopelodes Westwood, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Thyrasia Jacoby, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenarchus Herrich-Schä..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Zygaena Fabricius, 1796Burnet1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Eterusia vitessa S.H. Yen, 2003
Hydroclada antigona Meyrick, 1889
Lactura ophiucha Meyrick, 1923
Psaphis leonina Butler, 1879
Scopelodes nitens Bethune-Baker, 1904
Xenarchus osorius Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Zygaena viciae charon Hübner, 1796

Subnodes of Zygaenoidea with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
FamilyAididae
Schaus, 1906
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyZygaenidae
Latreille, 1809
Burnet Forester, Burnet Moths, Burnets, Forester moths, Foresters, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths, Smoky moths, Zygaenid Moths
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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