Dalceridae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zygaenoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Cladus: Metapterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Endopterygota Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Infraordo: Heteroneura Divisio: Eulepidoptera Sectio: Ditrysia Subsectio: Apoditrysia Superfamilia: Zygaenoidea

Familia: Dalceridae
Subfamilia: Acraginae - Dalcerinae

Genera: Acraga - Acragopsis - Anacraga - Ca - Dalargentina - Dalcera - Dalcerides - Dalcerina - Epipinconia - Minacraga - Minacragides - Minonoa - Oroya - Paracraga - Pinconia - Protacraga - Zadalcera - Zikanyrops

Name

Dalceridae Dyar, 1898

Type genus: Dalcera Herrich-Schäffer, 1854

Synonyms

• Acragidae Hampson, 1918
• Dalcerinae (Limacodidae) Janse, 1925
• Dalcerinae (Megalopygidae) Tams, 1935

References

• Miller, S.E., 1994: Systematics of the Neotropical moth family Dalceridae (Lepidoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 153(4): 301–495.
• Pitkin, B. & P. Jenkins. Butterflies and Moths of the World: Generic Names and their Type-species. Natural History Museum.[1]

Vernacular names

English: Tropical Slug Caterpillar Moths
中文: 亮蛾科