List of moths of Canada
Encyclopedia
This page provides links to detailed lists of moth
species that have been recorded in Canada
. The lists are sorted by family
.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
species that have been recorded in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The lists are sorted by family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
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Macro Moths
- Bombycidae
- Cossidae
- Zygaenidae
- Limacodidae
- Sesiidae
- Lasiocampidae
- Saturniidae
- Drepanidae
- Mimallonidae
- Geometridae
- Uraniidae
- Sphingidae
- Notodontidae
- Thaumetopoeidae
- Lymantriidae
- Arctiidae
- Nolidae
- Noctuidae