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Checklist for Superfamily Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809 (Burnet moths)
and region Wake County (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		277
1355
1946		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		277
1355
1946		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		260
1295
1841		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		180
1084
1535		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		42
424
590		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		42
424
590		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
423
589		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Tineina
Stainton, 1857
20
93
123		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
5
12
14		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths		3
4
5		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wake County
3 Families width 5 Species
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths2SpeciesTaxom
Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855Crinkled Flannel Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wake County
4 Genera with 5 Species
Apoda Haworth, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Lithacodes Packard, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Megalopyge Hübner, 17972SpeciesTaxom
Pyromorpha Herrich-Schä..., 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wake County
5 Species
Apoda biguttata Packard, 1864Shagreened Slug Moth
Lithacodes fasciola Herrich-Schä..., 1854Yellow-shouldered Slug Moth
Megalopyge crispata Packard, 1864Black-waved Flannel Moth
Megalopyge opercularis Smith & Abbot, 1797Asp caterpillar
Pyromorpha dimidiata Herrich-Schä..., 1854Orange-patched Smoky Moth

Subnodes of Zygaenoidea with occurrences in Wake County
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

FamilyMegalopygidae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Crinkled Flannel Moths, Flannel Moths		1
2		Genus
Species
Taxom

FamilyZygaenidae
Latreille, 1809
Burnet Forester, Burnet Moths, Burnets, Forester moths, Foresters, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths, Smoky moths, Zygaenid Moths		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom



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