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Cossidae - Carpenter Moths |
Cossoidea is the superfamily of moths that includes carpenter worms and relatives. Arthropods are Animals belonging to the Phylum Arthropoda (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, " Joint " Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described Lepidoptera is an order of Insect that includes Moths and butterflies. Glossata is the Suborder of the Insect order Lepidoptera that includes all the Superfamilies of moths and butterflies that have a coilable Heteroneura is a natural group (or Clade) in the Insect order Lepidoptera that comprises over 99% of all butterflies and The Ditrysia are a natural group or clade of Insects in the Lepidopteran order containing both butterflies and Moths This is a list of the Diversity of the Lepidoptera showing the estimated number of genera and species described for each superfamily and where available family In Biological classification, family ( Latin Cossidae (also cossid moths or carpenter moths) is a worldwide family of mostly large Moths It includes many species with large Caterpillars Dudgeonea is a small Genus of Moths and the only genus of its family the Dudgeoneidae. Like their likely sister group Sesioidea they are internal feeders and have spiny pupae with moveable segments to allow them to extrude out of their exit holes in stems and trunks during emergence of the adult (Edwards et al. Sesioidea is the superfamily currently containing clearwing moths ( Sesiidae) castniid moths ( Castniidae) and little bear moths ( Brachodidae) A pupa ( Latin pupa for doll pl pupae or pupas) is the life stage of some Insects undergoing transformation , 1999}.
Sometimes, the Limacodidae are included here too. Limacodidae or Euclidae is a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea or the Cossoidea (Scoble 1992 the placement is in dispute
References
- Edwards, E. D. , Gentili, P. , Horak, M. , Kristensen, N. P. and Nielsen, E. S. (1999). The cossoid/sesioid assemblage. Ch. 11, pp. 181-185 in Kristensen, N. P. (Ed. ). Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies. Volume 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbuch der Zoologie. Eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches / Handbook of Zoology. A Natural History of the phyla of the Animal Kingdom. Band / Volume IV Arthropoda: Insecta Teilband / Part 35: 491 pp. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York.
Sources
- Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders, edited by Christopher O'Toole, ISBN 1-55297-612-2, 2002
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