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(Macrolepidoptera) (Macro-moths)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #refs #webs
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 GEOMETROIDEA (butterfly moths) 136 1010 52 10 19 98
Superfamily HESPEROIDEA (skippers) 8 35     8 6
Superfamily NOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths) 229          
Family ARCTIIDAE (tiger moths) 18 178 24   4 39
Family CTENUCHIDAE (a family of moths)         1  
Family LYMANTRIIDAE (tussock moths) 8 137 13 3 2 42
Family NOCTUIDAE (shuttle moths) 181 1092 139 13 43 256
Family NOLIDAE (short-cloaked and black arches moths)         1  
Family NOTODONTIDAE (prominents, puss moth and kittens) 19 202 11   2 18
Family THAUMETOPOEIDAE (processionary moths)         1  
Superfamily PAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies) 56 509 50 6 64 75
Family SESIIDAE (clearwings) 5 17     3 3
Superfamily SPHINGOIDEA (hawk or sphinx moths) 14 196 1   9 25
Superfamily ZYGENOIDEA (burnets and foresters) 10 35     10 12

Suggested Literature

(Macrolepidoptera) may 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 (Macrolepidoptera):

Macrolepidoptera may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

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

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