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Checklist for Subfamily Aganainae Boisduval, 1833 (Tropical Tiger Moths)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
72
2157
6319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
70
2154
6314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
69
2152
6306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1436
4642
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1294
4335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
486
1246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
283
804
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths
5
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
5 Genera with 40 Species
Agape Felder, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Asota Hübner, 188833SpeciesTaxom
Digama Moore, 18745SpeciesTaxom
Hypsa Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Neochera Hübner, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
40 Species and 3 Subspecies
Agape arctioides Butler, 1887
Agape chloropyga Walker, 1854
Agape stapialis Gaede, 1914
Asota alienata Walker, 1864
Asota assimilis (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Asota avacta Swinhoe, 1892
Asota australis Boisduval, 1832
Asota avacta Swinhoe, 1892
Asota caledonica Holloway, 1979
Asota caricae Fabricius, 1775Tropical Tiger Moth
Asota caricae euroa Rothschild, 1897
Asota circularis Reich, 1938
Asota diana Butler, 1887
Asota diana diana
Asota discoidalis (Vollenhoven, 1863)⇒ Asota orbona Vollenhoven, 1863
Asota eusemioides Felder, 1874
Asota fulvia Donovan, 1805
Asota heliconia Linnaeus, 1758Tropical Tiger Moth
Asota isthmia Walker, 1856
Asota lineata (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Asota avacta Swinhoe, 1892
Asota ocellata (Vollenhoven, 1863)⇒ Asota orbona Vollenhoven, 1863
Asota ochrealis (Vollenhoven, 1863)⇒ Asota orbona Vollenhoven, 1863
Asota orbona Vollenhoven, 1863
Asota plaginota Butler, 1875
Asota plana Walker, 1854
Asota plana plana
Asota queenslandica (Vollenhoven, 1863)⇒ Asota orbona Vollenhoven, 1863
Asota septentrionalis (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Asota avacta Swinhoe, 1892
Asota sinuosa (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Asota avacta Swinhoe, 1892
Asota spadix Swinhoe, 1901
Asota strigosa Boisduval, 1832
Asota subrupta (Felder, 1874)⇒ Asota versicolor Fabricius, 1793
Asota subsimilis Walker, 1864
Asota talboti (Prout, 1920)⇒ Asota orbona Vollenhoven, 1863
Asota tigrina Butler, 1882
Asota versicolor (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Asota eusemioides Felder, 1874
Asota woodfordi Druce, 1888
Digama clinchorum (Holloway, 1979)⇒ Digama ostentata Distant, 1899
Digama marmorea Butler, 1877
Digama meridionalis Swinhoe, 1907
Digama ostentata Distant, 1899
Digama spilosoma Felder, 1874
Hypsa lacticinia Grote, 1873
Neochera dominia Walker, 1854