Zygaenoidea
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 Six-spot Burnet, Zygaena filipendulae
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Zygaenoidea is the superfamily of moths that includes burnet moths, forester moths, and relatives.
The families are:
- Aididae
- Anomoeotidae
- Cyclotornidae
- Dalceridae
- Epipyropidae
- Heterogynidae
- Himantopteridae
- Lacturidae
- Limacodidae
- Megalopygidae
- Phaudidae
- Somabrachyidae
- Zygaenidae
[edit] Sources
- Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders, edited by Christopher O'Toole, ISBN 1-55297-612-2, 2002
- Tree of Life: Zygaenoidea
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