Megalopygidae
Also known as: Crinkled Flannel Moths, Flannel Moths, Lagartas-Cachorrinho, New World Flannel Moths, Polillas de franela, Tataranas-Rata, Taturanas-Rata, flannel moths
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Lepidoptera |
| Family | Megalopygidae |
| Habitat | TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 23 |
| Species records held | 269 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 427 |
| GBIF key | 9409 |
Genera in Megalopygidae
- Norape — 58 species: Norape acuta, Norape albilineata, Norape argyrorrhoea, Norape arietina, Norape beggoides, Norape cana, Norape capreolata, Norape caprina
- Megalopyge — 47 species: Megalopyge affinis, Megalopyge albicollis, Megalopyge amita, Megalopyge amitina, Megalopyge arpi, Megalopyge basalis, Megalopyge braulio, Megalopyge brunneipennis
- Podalia — 31 species: Podalia albescens, Podalia amarga, Podalia angulata, Podalia annulipes, Podalia bolivari, Podalia cincinnata, Podalia contigua, Podalia dimidiatus
- Trosia — 22 species: Trosia acca, Trosia acea, Trosia albida, Trosia amarilla, Trosia anax, Trosia chaconi, Trosia dimas, Trosia donckieri
- Hysterocladia — 16 species: Hysterocladia conjucta, Hysterocladia conjuncta, Hysterocladia corallocera, Hysterocladia elongata, Hysterocladia eriphua, Hysterocladia ferecostata, Hysterocladia ignicornis, Hysterocladia latiunca
- Mesoscia — 15 species: Mesoscia anguilinea, Mesoscia aspersa, Mesoscia dumilla, Mesoscia dyari, Mesoscia eriophora, Mesoscia guttifascia, Mesoscia itatiayae, Mesoscia latifera
- Microrape — 12 species: Microrape camela, Microrape cristata, Microrape filata, Microrape gnathata, Microrape hippopotama, Microrape jasminatus, Microrape minuta, Microrape nivea
- Langucys — 11 species: Langucys artamonovae, Langucys bicolor, Langucys cardinal, Langucys languciata, Langucys nigropuncta, Langucys nigrorufus, Langucys onorei, Langucys reichertae
- Thoscora — 11 species: Thoscora acca, Thoscora aterrima, Thoscora brugea, Thoscora chrysogastra, Thoscora omayena, Thoscora pellucida, Thoscora ribbei, Thoscora rubrivena
- Macara — 9 species: Macara alydda, Macara argentea, Macara dyari, Macara heinrichi, Macara interpunctosa, Macara nigripes, Macara pasaleuca, Macara purens
- Aithorape — 7 species: Aithorape albicostata, Aithorape analis, Aithorape candelabraria, Aithorape frontalis, Aithorape longanella, Aithorape roseicornis, Aithorape spinulata
- Edebessa — 6 species: Edebessa circumcincta, Edebessa corinneae, Edebessa cryptobia, Edebessa meunieri, Edebessa purens, Edebessa vespera
- Endobrachys — 6 species: Endobrachys cratoplastis, Endobrachys placida, Endobrachys placidula, Endobrachys pulchella, Endobrachys pulchellula, Endobrachys revocans
- Norapella — 4 species: Norapella bipennis, Norapella gracilis, Norapella parva, Norapella rhadina
- Cephalocladia — 3 species: Cephalocladia fulvicornis, Cephalocladia mossi, Cephalocladia werneri
- Coamorpha — 2 species: Coamorpha glutina, Coamorpha innoxia
- Malmella — 2 species: Malmella nigricollis, Malmella strigiprima
- Microcladia — 2 species: Microcladia pusilla, Microcladia pygmaea
- Proterocladia — 1 species: Proterocladia roseata
- Psychagrapha — 1 species: Psychagrapha floccosa
- Repnoa — 1 species: Repnoa imparilis
- Vescoa — 1 species: Vescoa ma
- Zyzypyge — 1 species: Zyzypyge calycina
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.