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Sesioidea is the superfamily currently containing clearwing moths (Sesiidae), castniid moths (Castniidae) and little bear moths (Brachodidae). 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. 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 The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a family of the Lepidoptera in which the wings have hardly any of the normal lepidopteran scales leaving them transparent Castniidae, or castniid moths, is a small family of Moths with less than 200 species The majority are Neotropical with some in Australia Brachodidae is a family of day-flying Moths commonly known as little bear moths, which contains about 100 species distributed around much of the world (Edwards et The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a family of the Lepidoptera in which the wings have hardly any of the normal lepidopteran scales leaving them transparent Castniidae, or castniid moths, is a small family of Moths with less than 200 species The majority are Neotropical with some in Australia Brachodidae is a family of day-flying Moths commonly known as little bear moths, which contains about 100 species distributed around much of the world (Edwards et There is evidence from head and thoracic morphology that the first two families, internally feeding in plants as caterpillars, are sisters, whilst some brachodids are known to feed on leaf surfaces (Edwards et al. , 1999). Sesioidea are considered to be the sister group of Cossoidea[1] which contain the also internal-feeding Goat and Leopard moths. Cossoidea is the superfamily of moths that includes carpenter worms and relatives
Sources
- 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.
- Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders, edited by Christopher O'Toole, ISBN 1-55297-612-2, 2002
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