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Taxonomy
The Series Limacodiformes is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Family (5): Chrysopolomidae · Cyclotornidae · Dalceridae · Epipyropidae · Limacodidae
Families
Chrysopolomidae
Cyclotornidae
Dalceridae
Dalceridae is a small family of with 84 known species. They are mostly found in the Neotropical region with a few reaching the far south of the Nearctic region. [more]
Epipyropidae
Epipyropidae is a small of insects in the Lepidoptera order. This family and the closely-related Cyclotornidae are unique among the Lepidoptera in that the larvae are ectoparasites, the hosts typically being fulgoroid planthoppers, thus the common name Planthopper Parasite Moths. [more]
Limacodidae
Limacodidae or Euclidae is a family of in the superfamily Zygaenoidea or the Cossoidea (Scoble, 1992); the placement is in dispute. They are often called slug moths because their caterpillars bear a distant resemblance to slugs. They are also called cup moths because of the shape of their cocoons. [more]
At least 567 species and subspecies belong to the Family Limacodidae.
More info about the Family Limacodidae may be found here.
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