Aididae

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Aididae
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Aidos amanda
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Zygaenoidea
Family: Aididae
Genera

The Aididae are a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea. [1] [2]

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Microlepidoptera (micromoths) is an artificial grouping of moth families, commonly known as the "smaller moths". These generally have wingspans of under 20 mm, so are harder to identify by external phenotypic markings than macrolepidoptera. They present some lifestyles that the larger Lepidoptera do not have, but this is not an identifying mark. Some hobbyists further divide this group into separate groups, such as leaf miners or rollers, stem or root borers, and then usually follow the more rigorous scientific taxonomy of lepidopterans. Efforts to stabilize the term have usually proven inadequate.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zygaenoidea</span> Superfamily of moths

The Zygaenoidea comprise the superfamily of moths that includes burnet moths, forester moths, and relatives.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cossoidea</span> Superfamily of moths

Cossoidea is the superfamily of moths that includes carpenter moths and relatives. 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Limacodidae</span> Family of moths

The Limacodidae or Eucleidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea or the Cossoidea; the placement is in dispute. They are often called slug moths because their caterpillars bear a distinct resemblance to slugs. They are also called cup moths because of the shape of their cocoons.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Himantopteridae</span> Family of moths

The Himantopteridae are a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea. The family is alternatively included in the family Anomoeotidae as a synonym.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lacturidae</span> Family of moths

The Lacturidae comprise a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea. Brightly coloured tropical moths, the Lacturidae have been previously placed in the Plutellidae, Yponomeutidae, and Hyponomeutidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Somabrachyidae</span> Family of moths

The Somabrachyidae are a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera. Other than Somabrachys aegrota, which also occurs in Spain and on Sicily, the family is Afrotropical.

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The insect order Lepidoptera consists of moths, most of which are night-flying, and a derived group, mainly day-flying, called butterflies. Within Lepidoptera as a whole, the groups listed below before Glossata contain a few basal families accounting for less than 200 species; the bulk of Lepidoptera are in the Glossata. Similarly, within the Glossata, there are a few basal groups listed first, with the bulk of species in the Heteroneura. Basal groups within Heteroneura cannot be defined with as much confidence, as there are still some disputes concerning the proper relations among these groups. At the family level, however, most groups are well defined, and the families are commonly used by hobbyists and scientists alike.

<i>Barisania</i> Genus of moths

Barisania is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae.

Austrapoda is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae.

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<i>Aidos</i> (moth) Genus of moths

Aidos is a genus of moths of the Aididae family.

<i>Aidos amanda</i> Species of moth

Aidos amanda is a moth of the Aididae family. It is found in Suriname, Brazil Venezuela and the Guianas.

<i>Aidos perfusa</i> Species of moth

Aidos perfusa is a moth of the Aididae family. It is found from Central America to French Guiana.

<i>Aidos yamouna</i> Species of moth

Aidos yamouna is a moth of the Aididae family found in Ecuador and Colombia.

Aidos osorius is a moth of the Aididae family. It is found in Brazil.

<i>Xenarchus</i> (moth) Genus of moths

Xenarchus is a genus of moths of the Aididae family.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chrysopolominae</span> Subfamily of moths

Chrysopolominae is a subfamily of moths in the family Limacodidae. The type genus of this subfamily is Chrysopoloma. Chrysopolominae was originally a family (Chrysopolomidae) under the superfamily Zygaenoidea, consisting of two subfamilies, including about 30 species distributed in Africa, but in other newer documents, this family was downgraded and became It is a subfamily under Limacodidae, which belongs to the superfamily of Zygaenoidea, and the two subfamilies originally under Chrysopolominae were merged to become the synonym of Chrysopolominae called Ectropinae.

References

  1. Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders, edited by Christopher O'Toole, ISBN   1-55297-612-2, 2002
  2. Tree of Life: Zygaenoidea

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