Zygaenoidea - Flannel, Slug Caterpillar, Leaf Skeletonizer, and Allied Moths

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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Zygaenoidea

The Zygaenoidea comprise the superfamily of moths that includes burnet moths, forester moths, and relatives.. Wikipedia

Family: Himantopteridae (Rogenhofer, 1884) - Long-tailed burnet moths

The Himantopteridae are a family of moths in the Zygaenoidea superfamily. The family is alternatively included in the family Anomoeotidae as a synonym. Wikipedia

Thymara sp. Pai, Mae Hong Son, June 2017

Family: Limacodidae (Duponchel, 1845) - Slug Moths or Cup Moths

The Limacodidae or Euclidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea or the Cossoidea; the placement is in dispute. They are often called slug moths because their caterpillars bear a distinct resemblance to slugs. They are also called cup moths because of the shape of their cocoons. Wikipedia

Birthama obliquifascia (Hampson, 1893) Phu Kieow Wildlife Refuge Chaiyaphum November -

Cania bilinea (Walker, 1855) Cheelong Chaiyaphum October

Cania robusta (Hering, 1931) Chaiyaphum January

Cania siamensis (Tams, 1924) male Chaiyaphum October

Demonarosa rufotessellata (Moore, 1879) Phu Laen Kha N.P. Chaiyaphum November

Miresa bracteata (Butler, 1880) Pai Mae Hong Son, May 2017

Parasa pseudorepanda (Hering, 1933) Phu Laen Kha N.P. Chaiyaphum July

Scopelodes venosa

Scopelodes venosa (Walker,1855) Phu Kieow Wildlife Refuge Chaiyaphum August

Thosea siamica (Holloway, 1987) Chaiyaphum February

Parasa lepida (Cramer,1799) Cheelong Chaiyaphum March

Parasa pseudorepanda (Hering, 1933) Phu Laen Kha N.P Chaiyaphum August

Family: Zygaenidae (Latreille, 1809) - Leaf Skeletonizer Moths

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.