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Monotypic taxon:
Family
Hedylidae
Guenée, 1858
- American butterfly moths
(butterfly)
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Entity:
Papilionoidea (Superfamily)
..Hesperiidae (Family) - skipper butterflies
..Lycaenidae (Family) - gossamer-winged butterflies
..Nymphalidae (Family) - brush-footed butterflies
..Papilionidae (Family) - swallowtail butterflies
..Pieridae (Family) - yellow-white butterflies
..Riodinidae (Family) - metalmark butterflies
..Hedylidae (Family) - American butterfly moths
....Macrosoma (Genus)
Types
Type
:
Hedyle
(Genus)
Guenée, 1857
Type, by synonymy
:
Macrosoma
(Genus)
Hübner, 1818
Ref:
G. Beccaloni et al., 2005
: Feb 2005.
[implicit]
Homonyms
Junior homonym
:
Hedylidae
(Family)
Bergh, 1895, nom. illeg.
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
: 12 Mar 2021.
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
American butterfly moths
Ref:
J.B. Heppner, 1998b
: 59.
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