Overview
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Apatelodidae is a somewhat disputed[] family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. They belong to the hawkoth, silkworm and relatives superfamily Bombycoidea.
Diversity
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The family consists of about 10 genera and about 150 species.
External links
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- ACG Page of images of Apetelodidae from Area de Conservaci?n Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Taxonomy
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The Family Apatelodidae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Subfamily (2): Apatelodinae · Epiinae
- Genus (4): Apatelodes · Colla · Epia · Olceclostera
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 78 species and subspecies in the Family Apatelodidae.
Genera
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Apatelodes
Colla
Epia
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Olceclostera
At least 28 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Olceclostera.
More info about the Genus Olceclostera may be found here.
Sources
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