Checklist of Superfamily Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809 (Burnet moths)
for Venezuela (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 514
6360
16212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 512
6356
16208 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 486
6227
15868 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 306
4996
13412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 64
1582
3952 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 64
1582
3952 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 63
1580
3949 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 28
252
429 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
| 9
26
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths | 7
18
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Venezuela
5 Families width 20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Venezuela
11 Genera with 20 Species | Acraga Walker, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aidos Hübner, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Megalopyge Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Norape Walker, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phobetron Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podalia Walker, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sibine Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sisyrosea Grote, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trosia Hübner, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenarchus Herrich-Schä..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaena Fabricius, 1929 | Burnet | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Venezuela
20 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acraga coa Schaus, 1892 | | | Aidos amanda Stoll, 1782 | | | Aidos perfusa Schaus, 1905 | | | Megalopyge lanata Stoll, 1780 | | | Norape ovina Sepp, 1852 | White Flannel Moth | | Phobetron hipparchia Cramer, 1777 | Monkey Slug | | Podalia orsilochus Cramer, 1775 | | | Sibine pallescens (Dognin, 1901) | ⇒ Sibine rufescens Walker, 1855 | | Sibine rufescens Walker, 1855 | | | Sisyrosea aroensis Schaus, 1901 | | | Trosia nigropunctigera Fletcher, 1982 | | | Xenarchus osorius Herrich-Schä..., 1856 | | | Zygaena dorycnii wagneriana Reiss, 1929 | |
Subnodes of Zygaenoidea with occurrences in Venezuela | Family | Aididae
Schaus, 1906
| 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dalceridae
Dyar, 1898
Dalcerid moths, Glass Moths, Slug caterpillars, Tropical Slug Caterpillar 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 | 7
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Megalopygidae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Crinkled Flannel Moths, Flannel Moths | 4
4 | 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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