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Superfamily: Lasiocampoidea

Welcome to Dave McCormick's Moth and Butterfly World. Here is information on the Superfamily, Lasiocampoidea and its subfamilies.

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Lasiocampoidea is the superfamily of "lappet moths", containing two families of small to very large moths. Lasiocampidae have a global distribution, whilst Anthelidae ("Australian lappet moths") are found only in Australia and New Zealand. There are about 158 genera.

The group is closely related to the Bombycoidea and sometimes merged therein.

Subfamilies in this Superfamily

Anthelidae, Lasiocampidae

List of Species We Have Photos and Information On

Lappet Moths
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Other Moths in this Family
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