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 Oak eggar, Lasiocampa quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Lasiocampoidea is the superfamily of "lappet moths", containing two families of small to very large moths. 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 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 Anthelidae is a family of Australian lappet moths in the Lepidoptera order The Lasiocampidae family of Moths are also known as eggars, snout moths or lappet moths. Lasiocampidae have a global distribution, whilst Anthelidae ("Australian lappet moths") are found only in Australia and New Zealand. The Lasiocampidae family of Moths are also known as eggars, snout moths or lappet moths. Anthelidae is a family of Australian lappet moths in the Lepidoptera order There are about 158 genera. A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic See Lemaire and Minet (1999) for a detailed overview.
The group is closely related to the Bombycoidea and sometimes merged therein. Bombycoidea is a Superfamily of Moths. It contains the silk moths emperor moths sphinx moths and relatives
References
- Lemaire, C. & Minet, J. (1999). The Bombycoidea and their relatives. Pp. 321-353 In: Kristensen, N. P. (ed. ), Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies, 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbuch der Zoologie 4 (35): 321-353. 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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