- Lasiocampoidea
Taxobox
name = Lasiocampoidea
image_width = 240px
image_caption =Oak eggar , "Lasiocampa quercus " (Linnaeus, 1758)
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Lepidoptera
subordo =Glossata
infraordoHeteroneura
unranked_familia =Ditrysia
superfamilia = Lasiocampoidea
diversity = over 1,600 species
diversity_link = Lepidopteran diversity
subdivision_ranks = Families
subdivision =Anthelidae Lasiocampidae Lasiocampoidea is the superfamily of "lappet
moths ", containing two families of small to very large moths.Lasiocampidae have a global distribution, whilstAnthelidae ("Australian lappet moths") are found only in Australia and New Zealand. There are about 158 genera. See Lemaire and Minet (1999) for a detailed overview.The group is closely related to the
Bombycoidea and sometimes merged therein.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.
ources
*"Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders", edited by Christopher O'Toole, ISBN 1-55297-612-2, 2002
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