Checklist of Superfamily Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809 (Burnet moths)
for Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 396
3475
6536 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 395
3474
6534 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 380
3412
6411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 242
2730
5276 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
1193
2252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
1193
2252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
1192
2252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 23
227
303 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
| 6
28
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths | 5
27
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Trinidad and Tobago
5 Families width 42 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
27 Genera with 42 Species
| Acraga Walker, 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aidos Hübner, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anacraga Dyar, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chalcosia Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Edebessa Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiclea Dyar, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiperola Dyar, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euclea Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphobetron Dyar, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euprosterna Dyar, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isochaetes Dyar, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macara Dognin, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megalopyge Hübner, 1828 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Miresa Walker, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Natada Walker, 1893 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Norape Walker, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perola Walker, 1865 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phobetron Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podalia Walker, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Semyra Walker, 1878 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sibine Herrich-Schä..., 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talima Walker, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tanadema Dyar, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thoscora Schaus, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trosia Hübner, 1982 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ulamia Moschler, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaena Fabricius, 1929 | Burnet | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
42 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acraga infusa Schaus, 1905 | | | Acraga ochracea Walker, 1855 | | | Aidos amanda Stoll, 1782 | | | Anacraga citrina Schaus, 1896 | | | Edebessa purens Walker, 1855 | | | Epiclea elaea Druce, 1887 | | | Epiperola albimarginata Kaye, 1901 | | | Euclea cippus Cramer, 1775 | | | Euphobetron cupreitincta Dyar, 1906 | | | Euprosterna aroensis Schaus, 1901 | | | Isochaetes marinna Dyar, 1906 | | | Macara nigripes Dyar, 1909 | | | Megalopyge albicollis Walker, 1855 | | | Megalopyge lanata Stoll, 1780 | | | Megalopyge opercularis Smith & Abbot, 1797 | Asp caterpillar | | Megalopyge tharops Stoll, 1782 | | | Megalopyge xanthopasa Sepp, 1828 | | | Miresa clarissa Stoll, 1790 | | | Natada cochuba Schaus, 1900 | | | Natada lucens Walker, 1855 | | | Natada pucara Dognin, 1893 | | | Norape argyrorrhoea Hübner, 1825 | | | Norape ovina Sepp, 1852 | White Flannel Moth | | Perola repetita Druce, 1900 | | | Perola subpunctata Walker, 1855 | | | Perola villosipes Walker, 1865 | | | Phobetron hipparchia Cramer, 1777 | Monkey Slug | | Podalia dimidiata Herrich-Schä..., 1856 | | | Podalia farmbri Kaye, 1924 | | | Podalia orsilochus Cramer, 1775 | | | Semyra coarctata Walker, 1855 | | | Semyra distincta Möschler, 1878 | | | Sibine fusca Stoll, 1781 | | | Talima postica Walker, 1855 | | | Talima straminea Schaus, 1892 | | | Tanadema incongrua Dyar, 1905 | | | Tanadema mas Hering & Hopp, 1905 | | | Thoscora brugea Schaus, 1904 | | | Trosia dimas Cramer, 1775 | | | Trosia nigropunctigera Fletcher, 1982 | | | Ulamia dolabrata Stoll, 1780 | | | Zygaena dorycnii wagneriana Reiss, 1929 | |
Subnodes of Zygaenoidea with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago | Family | Aididae
Schaus, 1906
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dalceridae
Dyar, 1898
Dalcerid moths, Glass Moths, Slug caterpillars, Tropical Slug Caterpillar Moths | 2
3 | Genera
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 | 15
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Megalopygidae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Crinkled Flannel Moths, Flannel Moths | 7
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Zygaenidae
Latreille, 1809
Burnet Forester, Burnet Moths, Burnets, Forester moths, Foresters, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths, Smoky moths, Zygaenid Moths | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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