Zygaenidae
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thumb|right|150px|Larva showing warning colours, flattening thumb|200px|right|Zygaena filipendulae
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Zygaenidae is a family of insects within the order Lepidoptera. It belongs to the class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda, and kingdom Animalia. The family is classified under the superfamily Zygaenoidea. Common names for the group include Widderchen, Zigenedoj, Punatäpläperhoset, and Zygénidé.
The family is divided into four subfamilies. According to the Encyclopedia of Life, at least 200 genera and over 1,000 species have been named worldwide. Records for this taxon are held by institutions including MSU, YPM, VPI, NMV, and UMNH. Documented occurrences span countries such as the United States, Myanmar, Nepal, Australia, and Ethiopia.
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Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyZygaenidae
斑蛾科（學名：Zygaenidae）是斑蛾總科昆蟲之下的一科，並分為4個亞科。全世界目前至少有超過200個屬及1,000多個物種已被命名。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 228
- With media
- 98
- Family
- Zygaenidae
- Collections
- MSU, YPM, VPI, NMV, UMNH, LCDI
- Recorded in
- United States, Myanmar, Nepal, Australia, Ethiopia, Costa Rica, Taiwan, Indonesia
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Description
- Larvae
- Aposematism in adults
- Evolution
- Economic importance
- Selected taxa
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|right|150px|Larva showing warning colours, flattening thumb|200px|right|Zygaena filipendulae
The Zygaenidae moths are a family of Lepidoptera. The majority of zygaenids are tropical, but they are nevertheless quite well represented in temperate regions. Some of the 1000 or so species are commonly known as burnet or forester moths, often qualified by the number of spots, although other families also have 'foresters'. They are also sometimes called smoky moths.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zygaenidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.