Checklist for Subfamily Aganainae Boisduval, 1833 (Tropical Tiger Moths)
and region Zambia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 333
3740
9137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 331
3738
9135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 309
3639
8842 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 202
3129
7992 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 51
1407
3745 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 51
1407
3745 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1406
3743 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
977
2918 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
941
2847 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
466
1084 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 207
579 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Aganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths | 4
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Zambia
4 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Zambia
12 Species | Asota speciosa Drury, 1773 | Specious Tiger | | Digama aganais Felder, 1874 | | | Digama meridionalis Swinhoe, 1907 | | | Phaegorista agaristoides Boisduval, 1836 | | | Phaegorista similis Walker, 1869 | | | Phaegorista xanthosoma Hampson, 1910 | | | Phaegorista zebra Butler, 1897 | | | Sommeria africana Swinhoe, 1907 | | | Sommeria aganais Felder R., 1874 | | | Sommeria lithosioides Swinhoe, 1907 | | | Sommeria meridionalis Swinhoe, 1907 | | | Sommeria ostentata Distant, 1899 | |
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