Limacodidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Superfamilia: Zygaenoidea

Familia: Limacodidae
Subfamiliae: Chrysopolominae - Limacodinae - Unassigned (Limacodidae)

Overview of genera

Acharia – Achrocerides – Adoneta – Afraltha – Afrobirthama – Afromiresa – Afronarosa – Afroplax – Agisa – Alarodia – Allothosea – Altha – Althonarosa – Alunus – Ambaliha – Andaingo – Anepopsia – Angelus – Anilina – Ankijabe – Aphendala – Apluda – Apoda – Apodecta – Apreptophanes – Arabessa – Araeogyia – Arctozygaena – Asbolia – Astatophlebia – Asteria – Atosia – Atosioides – Austrapoda – Avatara – Barabashka – Baria – Barilla – Barisania – Beggina – Belippa – Birthama – Birthamoides – Birthamula – Birthosea – Boisduvalodes – Brachia – Brachiopsis – Brachypecta – Caelestomorpha – Caffricola – Caissa – Calauta – Calcarifera – Cania – Caniatta – Casphalia – Ceratonema – Chalcocelis – Chalcoscelides – Charistia – Cheromettia – Chibaraga – Chrysamma – Chrysectropa – Chrysopolomides – Clamara – Claphidia – Cnidocampa – Cochliopodina – Coenobasis – Collenettea – Comana – Comanula – Compactena – Compsopsectra – Contheyla – Contheyloides – Cosuma – Crothaema – Cryptophobetron – Ctenolita – Cyclopterana – Dactylorhyncha – Darna – Delorhachis – Deltoptera – Demonarosa – Devaz – Dichromapteryx – Dinawides – Doratifera – Eccopa – Ecnomoctena – Elassoptila – Epiclea – Epiperola – Erotomania – Erythropteryx – Euclea – Eukarschia – Euphlycta – Euphlyctina – Euphlyctinides – Euphobetron – Euprosterna – Featheria – Fignya – Flavinarosa – Fletcherodes – Gavara – Griseothosea – Gyroptera – Hadraphe – Halseyia – Hamartia – Hampsonella – Hedraea – Hegetor – Heringocena – Heringodes – Heterogenea – Heuretes – Hilipoda – Homosusica – Hoyosia – Hydroclada – Hyphorma – Hyphormides – Hypselolopha – Idonauton – Inous – Iraga – Iragoides – Irostola – Isa – Isochaetes – Isopenthocrates – Isozinara – Jordaniana – Kitanola – Kronaea – Lamprolepida – Laruma – Latoia – Latoiola – Lembopteris – Lemuria – Lemuricomes – Lepidorytis – Letois – Leucophobetron – Limacocera – Limacochara – Limacolasia – Limacontia – Limacorina – Limacosilla – Liparolasia – Lithacodes – Macroplectra – Macroplectrina – Macrosemyra – Magos – Mahanta – Malgassica – Mambarilla – Mambarona – Mandoto – Marmorata – Matsumurides – Mediocampa – Micraphe – Microcampa – Microleon – Microphobetron – Miresa – Miresina – Monema – Monoleuca – Monopecta – Mummu – Nagoda – Nagodopsis – Narosa – Narosana – Narosoideus – Narosopsis – Naryciodes – Natada – Neaera – Neiraga – Neogavara – Neomocena – Niaca – Niphadolepis – Nirmides – Oidemaskelis – Olona – Omocena – Omocenoides – Omocenops – Orthocraspeda – Oxyplax – Pachyphlebina – Packardia – Pantoctenia – Paraclea – Paragetor – Paramonema – Paraplectra – Parapluda – Parasa – Parasoidea – Parnia – Paroxyplax – Paryphantina – Penthocrates – Perola – Phlossa – Phobetron – Phocoderma – Phorma – Phrixolepia – Pinzulenza – Platyprosterna – Ploneta – Polyphena – Praesetora – Praesusica – Prapata – Pretas – Probalintha – Prolatoia – Prolimacodes – Prosternidia – Pseudaltha – Pseudanapaea – Pseudidonauton – Pseudiragoides – Pseudocaissa – Pseudohampsonella – Pseudolatoia – Pseudomantria – Pseudomocena – Pseudonagoda – Pseudonirmides – Pseudopsyche – Pseudothosea – Pseudovipsania – Psythiarodes – Pygmaeomorpha – Quasinarosa – Quasithosea – Renada – Rhamnosa – Rhypteira – Saccurosa – Sansarea – Scopelodes – Scotinocerides – Scotinochroa – Semibirthama – Semyra – Semyrilla – Setora – Shangrilla – Sibine – Sisyrosea – Slossonella – Somara – Spatulifimbria – Sporetolepis – Squamosa – Squamosala – Stenomonema – Strigivenifera – Striogyia – Stroter – Stroteroides – Surida – Susica – Taeda – Talima – Tanadema – Tanvia – Teinorhynca – Tennya – Tetraphleba – Thespea – Thliptocnemis – Thosea – Thoseidea – Tortricidia – Trachyptena – Trachyptenidia – Trichogyia – Triplophleps – Trogocrada – Tryphax – Ulamia – Unipectiphora – Uniserrata – Unithosea – Vanlangia – Vansoniella – Venadicodia – Vietteiola – Vietteopoloma – Vipaka – Vipsania – Vipsophobetron – Xanthopteryx – Ximacodes – Zaparasa – Zarachella – Zinara – Zorostola
Name

Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845.
References

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Vernacular names
Deutsch: Schneckenspinner
magyar: Csigalepkefélék
日本語: イラガ
lietuvių: Vėžlinukai
Nederlands: Slakrupsvlinders
polski: pomrowicowate