Glossata

Glossata
The coiled proboscis of a butterfly
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Suborder:
(Fabricius, 1775)
Subdivisions
  • Infraorder Dacnonypha
  • Clade Coelolepida
    • Infraorder Acanthoctesia
    • Infraorder Lophocoronina
    • Clade Myoglossata
      • Infraorder Neopseustina
      • Clade Neolepidoptera

Glossata (Fabricius, 1775) is a suborder of the Lepidoptera, containing all members that have a coilable proboscis; i.e., it includes all butterflies and the vast majority of moth species. The only non-Glossatan moths are in the suborders Aglossata, Heterobathmiina, and Zeugloptera.[1]

Taxonomy

Glossata contains the following six Infraorders:

  • Acanthoctesia, a small family of primitive moths
  • Dacnonypha, a family of moths restricted to the Holarctic region
  • Exoporia, a clade of moths with a unique female reproductive system
  • Heteroneura, a clade comprising 99% of all butterflies and moths
  • Lophocoronina, a superfamily of moths restricted to a single genus in Australia
  • Neopseustina, a small family of archaic bell moths

References

  1. ^ Lepidoptera, Zootaxa
  • Data related to Glossata at Wikispecies


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