GLOSSATA
(a suborder of moths)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
ADELOIDEA
longhorn moths
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 		Superfamily 9 subtaxa 98 images 8 ident. refs
Dacnonypha
an infraorder of moths
Infraorder 3 subtaxa 50 images 5 ident. refs
ERIOCRANIOIDEA
a superfamily of micro-moths
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 		Superfamily 3 subtaxa 50 images 5 ident. refs
DOUGLASIOIDEA
spear-wing micro-moths
Superfamily 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
EPERMENIOIDEA
lance-wing micro-moths, fringe-tufted moths
Superfamily 1 subtaxa 3 ident. refs
Exoporia
swift moths
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 		Infraorder 5 subtaxa 86 images 1 ident. refs
Heteroneura
an infraorder of moths and butterflies
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 		Infraorder 661 subtaxa 6,164 images 299 ident. refs
LASIOCAMPOIDEA
lackeys and eggars
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 		Superfamily 10 subtaxa 223 images 6 ident. refs
PAPILIONOIDEA
butterflies
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 		Superfamily 61 subtaxa 820 images 75 ident. refs
TISCHERIOIDEA
carl micro-moths
Superfamily 1 subtaxa 5 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

GLOSSATA (a suborder of moths) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for GLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1,159 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for GLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
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