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Checklist for Subfamily Aganainae Boisduval, 1833 (Tropical Tiger Moths)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
925
2857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
843
2716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
266
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
165
367
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths
4
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
4 Genera with 30 Species
Agape Felder, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Asota Hübner, 179327SpeciesTaxom
Digama Moore, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Neochera Hübner, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
30 Species and 1 Subspecies
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 caricae Fabricius, 1775Tropical Tiger Moth
Asota circularis Reich, 1938
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 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
Digama spilosoma Felder, 1874
Neochera dominia Walker, 1854