Zygaenoidea
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Epstein, M. E. 1996. Revision and phylogeny of the limacodid-group families, with evolutionary studies on slug caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea). Smithsonian Contribtutions to Zoology 582:1–102.
Epstein, A. E., H. Geertsema, C. M. Naumann, and G. M. Tarmann. 1999. The Zygaenoidea. Pages 159-180 in: Lepidoptera: Moths and Butterflies. 1. Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbook of Zoology Vol. IV, Part 35. N. P. Kristensen, ed. De Gruyter, Berlin and New York.
Heppner, J. B. 1995. Lacturidae, new family (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea), Trop. Lepid. 6:146–148.
Niehuis, O., S.-H. Yen, C. M. Naumann and B. Misof. 2006. Higher phylogeny of zygaenid moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera) inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial sequence data and the evolution of larval cuticular cavities for chemical defence. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39(3):812-829.
Niehuis, O., S.-H. Yen, C. M. Naumann and B. Misof. 2006. Identification of evolutionary conserved structural elements in the mt SSU rRNA of Zygaenoidea (Lepidoptera): A comparative sequence analysis. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 6(1):17–32.
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| Scientific Name | Megalopyge opercularis |
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| Location | Fort Pierce, Florida, USA |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Flannel Moth |
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| Copyright | © 2006 Sean McCann |
| Scientific Name | Lepidoptera:Zygaenidae: Zygaena carniolica |
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| Location | Castel d’Aiano, Bologna Province, Emilia Romagna, Italy |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
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| Copyright |
© 2005 Cesare Brizio
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| Scientific Name | Parasa indetermina |
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| Comments | stinging rose caterpillar |
| Acknowledgements | Courtesy InsectImages.org (#1430107) |
| Source Collection | Bugwood Network/Forestry Images |
| Copyright | © Lacy L. Hyche, Auburn University |
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