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Checklist for Superfamily Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809 (Burnet moths)
and region Sydney (Sydney Basin, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
356
2286
3787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
355
2285
3786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
338
2233
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
238
1923
3334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
56
546
804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
56
546
804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
54
541
799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
164
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
5
14
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths
4
12
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sydney
4 Families width 21 Species and 1 Subspecies
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths9SpeciesTaxom
Dalceridae Dyar, 1898Dalcerid moths0SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester12SpeciesTaxom
Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903Planthopper Parasite Moths0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sydney
12 Genera with 21 Species
Birthamoides Hering, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Ca Dyar, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Chelura Hope, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Doratifera Duncan, 18054SpeciesTaxom
Hestiochora Meyrick, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Heteropsyche Perkins, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Mecytha Walker, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Myrtartona Tarmann, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Pollanisus Walker, 18396SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanapaea Hering, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Scopelodes Westwood, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Zygaena Fabricius, 1758Burnet1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sydney
21 Species and 1 Subspecies
Birthamoides plagioscia Turner, 1902
Chelura terebrans Philippi, 1839
Doratifera casta Scott, 1864Black Cup Moth
Doratifera oxleyi Newman, 1855Painted cup moth
Doratifera quadriguttata Walker, 1855Four Spotted Cup Moth
Doratifera vulnerans Lewin, 1805Mottled Cup Moth
Hestiochora continentalis Tarmann, 2005
Hestiochora erythrota Meyrick, 1866
Mecytha dnophera Turner, 1931
Mecytha fasciata Walker, 1855Macadamia cup moth
Myrtartona coronias Meyrick, 1886
Myrtartona leucopleura Meyrick, 1886
Pollanisus apicalis Walker, 1854
Pollanisus contrastus Tarmann, 2005
Pollanisus cyanota Meyrick, 1886
Pollanisus subdolosa clara Tarmann, 2005
Pollanisus trimacula Walker, 1854
Pollanisus viridipulverulenta Guérin-Ménev..., 1839Satin-Green Forester
Pseudanapaea transvestita Hering, 1931Cup Moth
Scopelodes anthela Swinhoe, 1909
Zygaena (Zygaena) filipendulae Linnaeus, 1758Six spot Burnet

Subnodes of Zygaenoidea with occurrences in Sydney
FamilyDalceridae
Dyar, 1898
Dalcerid moths, Glass Moths, Slug caterpillars, Tropical Slug Caterpillar Moths
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEpipyropidae
Dyar, 1903
Planthopper Parasite Moths, Planthopper parasites, Planthopper-parasite moths
1
0
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
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyZygaenidae
Latreille, 1809
Burnet Forester, Burnet Moths, Burnets, Forester moths, Foresters, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths, Smoky moths, Zygaenid Moths
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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