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DITRYSIA (the major suborder of moths)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #refs #webs
Superfamily ALUCITOIDEA (many-plume moths) 1 11 6   2 1
Superfamily BOMBYCOIDEA (silk moths, emperor etc.) 12 158 24   5 41
Superfamily COSSOIDEA (goat and leopard moths) 2          
Family COSSIDAE (goat and leopard moths) 2 13     1 9
Superfamily DREPANOIDEA (lutestrings and hook-tips) 12 96 6   2 13
Superfamily GELECHIOIDEA (a superfamily of micro-moths) 59 272 141   29 37
Superfamily GEOMETROIDEA (butterfly moths) 136 1010 52 10 19 98
Superfamily GRACILLARIOIDEA (a superfamily of micro-moths) 12          
Family BUCCULATRICIDAE (a family of micro-moths) 1   9   3  
Family DOUGLASIIDAE (a family of micro-moths)         1  
Family GRACILLARIIDAE (a family of micro-moths) 9 2 57   4 3
Family ROESLERSTAMMIIDAE (a family of small ermine moths) 1 7     3  
Superfamily HESPEROIDEA (skippers) 8 35     8 6
Superfamily NOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths) 229 1609 187 16 54 355
Superfamily PAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies) 56 509 50 6 64 75
Superfamily PTEROPHOROIDEA (plume moths) 9 40     2 6
Superfamily PYRALOIDEA (grass and meal moths) 45 277 19   7 35
Superfamily SESOIDEA (clearwings and related micromoths) 6 20 12   4 5
Superfamily SPHINGOIDEA (hawk or sphinx moths) 14 196 1   9 25
Superfamily TINEOIDEA (a superfamily of micro-moths) 14 12 63   8 10
Superfamily TORTRICOIDEA (cochylid and tortrix moths) 79 212 124 25 16 78
Superfamily YPONOMEUTOIDEA (a superfamily of micro-moths) 19          
Family EPERMENIIDAE (a family of micro-moths)         3  
Family GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE (a family of micro-moths) 2 19 7   3 5
Family HELIODINIDAE (a family of micro-moths)         1  
Family SCHRECKENSTEINIIDAE (a family of micro-moths)         1  
Family YPONOMEUTIDAE (small ermine moths) 14 77 5   5 13
Superfamily ZYGENOIDEA (burnets and foresters) 10 35     10 12
Informal (Dypterygia scabriuscula / Hyloicus pinastri) 2 13 1     8
Informal (Nemapogon cloacella / Schiffermuelleria similella) 3 2       2

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Emmet, A.M., Langmaid, J. & Heath J., 1985 (Family key) Cossidae to Helionidinidae (vol 2)

DITRYSIA may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with DITRYSIA:

Ditrysia may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)

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