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Checklist for Subfamily Agaristinae Boisduval, 1833 (Forester Moths)
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7111
34903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
2481
11561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2480
11559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
2474
11548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1619
8751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1470
8376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
844
3776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
260
958
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAgaristinae
Boisduval, 1833
Forester Moths
31
118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
31 Genera with 118 Species
#ABCEGHLMOPSTW
Acantuerta Hampson, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Aegocera Latreille, 190914SpeciesTaxom
Aegoceropsis Karsch, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Agoma Kiriakoff, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Aletopus Jordan, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Andrhippuris Karsch, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Apaegocera Hampson, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Brephos Hübner, 19544SpeciesTaxom
Chaetostephana Jordan, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Charitosemia Kiriakoff, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Choeropais Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Crameria Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Cruria Jordan, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Epischausia Kiriakoff, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Eusemia Dalman, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Godasa Walker, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Heraclia Hübner, 190646SpeciesTaxom
Hespagarista Walker, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Hypotuerta Kiriakoff, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Leucovis Hampson, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Massaga Walker, 19138SpeciesTaxom
Metagarista Walker, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Misa Karsch, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Mitrophrys Karsch, 17756SpeciesTaxom
Omphaloceps Hampson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Paratuerta Hampson, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Pseudospiris Butler, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotuerta Kiriakoff, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Schausia Karsch, 19755SpeciesTaxom
Tuerta Walker, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Weymeria Karsch, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
118 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acantuerta ladina Jordan, 1926
Aegocera albifascia Jordan, 1913
Aegocera dealbata Hulstaert, 1923
Aegocera fervida (Walker, 1854)⇒ Aegoceropsis fervida Walker, 1854
Aegocera geometrica Hampson, 1910
Aegocera isogenis Jordan, 1913
Aegocera jordani Kiriakoff, 1955
Aegocera latimargo Kiriakoff, 1975
Aegocera obliqua Mabille, 1893
Aegocera orientalis Kiriakoff, 1975
Aegocera postrubra Kiriakoff, 1975
Aegocera rectilinea Boisduval, 1836
Aegocera septentrionalis Kiriakoff, 1975
Aegocera tigrina (Druce, 1882)⇒ Polacanthopoda tigrina Druce, 1882
Aegocera tricolora Bethune-Baker, 1909
Aegoceropsis fervida Walker, 1854
Agoma trimenii Felder, 1874Trimen's false tiger
Aletopus ruspina Aurivillius, 1909
Andrhippuris caudaequina Karsch, 1895
Apaegocera aurantiipennis Hampson, 0
Apaegocera aurantipennis Hampson, 1912
Apaegocera joiceyi (Hulstaert, 1923)⇒ Apaegocera aurantipennis Hampson, 1912
Brephos ansorgei Jordan, 1904
Brephos haplocraspis Hulstaert, 1923
Brephos nyassana Bartel, 1903
Brephos straeleniana Kiriakoff, 1954
Chaetostephana angolana (Rothschild, 1896)⇒ Chaetostephana rendalli Rothschild, 1896
Chaetostephana inclusa Karsch, 1895
Chaetostephana rendalli Rothschild, 1896
Charitosemia angustata (Joicey & Talbot, 1924)⇒ Charitosemia geraldi Kirby, 1896
Charitosemia geraldi Kirby, 1896
Choeropais jucunda Jordan, 1904
Crameria amabilis Drury, 1773
Cruria darwiniensis platyxantha Meyrick, 1891
Epischausia dispar Rothschild, 1896
Godasa mecynoides Mabille, 1879
Godasa sidae Fabricius, 1793
Heraclia aemulatrix Westwood, 1881
Heraclia aisha Kirby, 1891
Heraclia albocincta Hulstaert, 1923
Heraclia annulata Aurivillius, 1925
Heraclia atrifusa Hampson, 1912
Heraclia aurantiaca Kiriakoff, 1975
Heraclia barnsi (Joicey & Talbot, 1924)⇒ Heraclia buchholzi Plötz, 1880
Heraclia buchholzi Plötz, 1880
Heraclia butleri Walker, 1869
Heraclia euphemia (Stoll, 1782)⇒ Heraclia geryon Fabricius, 1781
Heraclia fasciata Hulstaert, 1923
Heraclia flava Jordan, 1913
Heraclia flavipennis Bartel, 1903
Heraclia geryon Fabricius, 1781
Heraclia gruenbergi Wichgraf, 1911
Heraclia hornimani Druce, 1880
Heraclia hornimani meridionalis Kiriakoff, 1955
Heraclia hypercompoides Butler, 1895
Heraclia jugans Jordan, 1913
Heraclia karschi Holland, 1897
Heraclia karschii Holland, 1897
Heraclia kivuensis Kiriakoff, 1973
Heraclia littera Hulstaert, 1923
Heraclia longipennis Walker, 1854
Heraclia maculipes (Strand, 1911)⇒ Heraclia superba Butler, 1875
Heraclia medeba Druce, 1880
Heraclia medjensis (Holland, 1897)⇒ Heraclia gruenbergi Wichgraf, 1911
Heraclia meridionalis (Kiriakoff, 1955)⇒ Heraclia hornimani Druce, 1880
Heraclia monslunensis Hampson, 1901
Heraclia niepelti (Oberthür, 1910)⇒ Heraclia zenkeri Karsch, 1895
Heraclia nigridorsa Mabille, 1890
Heraclia nobela Kiriakoff, 1974
Heraclia ochracea (Butler, 1875)⇒ Heraclia pardalina Walker, 1869
Heraclia pallida Walker, 1854
Heraclia pampata Kiriakoff, 1974
Heraclia pardalina Walker, 1869
Heraclia poggei Dewitz, 1879
Heraclia pulchra Hulstaert, 1923
Heraclia rufoides Strand, 1912
Heraclia schoutedeni (Hulstaert, 1923)⇒ Heraclia buchholzi Plötz, 1880
Heraclia subfascia Hulstaert, 1923
Heraclia suda (Jordan, 1913)⇒ Heraclia aemulatrix Westwood, 1881
Heraclia superba Butler, 1875
Heraclia tanganyikana (Oberthür, 1911)⇒ Heraclia superba Butler, 1875
Heraclia zenkeri Karsch, 1895
Heraclia zeodita (Niepelt, 1906)⇒ Heraclia zenkeri Karsch, 1895
Hespagarista caudata Dewitz, 1879
Hespagarista eburnea Jordan, 1915
Hypotuerta transiens Hampson, 1901
Leucovis alba Rothschild, 1897
Massaga hesparia Cramer, 1775
Massaga maritona Butler, 1868
Massaga metallica (Mabille, 1878)⇒ Massaga monteirona Butler, 1874
Massaga monteirona Butler, 1874
Massaga monteriona Butler, 1874
Massaga tenuifascia Hampson, 1910
Massaga virescens (Butler, 1874)⇒ Massaga maritona Butler, 1868
Massaga xenia Jordan, 1913
Metagarista disjuncta (Jordan, 1913)⇒ Metagarista maenas Herrich-Schä..., 1853
Metagarista maenas Herrich-Schä..., 1853
Metagarista triphaenoides Walker, 1854
Misa cosmetica Karsch, 1898
Misa schultzei Aurivillius, 1925
Mitrophrys barnsi Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Mitrophrys gynandra Jordan, 1913Randa´s Eyed Silkmoth
Mitrophrys jordani (Kiriakoff, 1955)⇒ Mitrophrys barnsi Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Mitrophrys latreillei Herrich-Schä..., 1853Pandora Pinemoth
Mitrophrys latreillii Herrich-Schä..., 1853
Mitrophrys menete Cramer, 1775Chinati Sheepmoth
Omphaloceps triangularis Mabille, 1893
Paratuerta marshalli Hampson, 1902
Paratuerta undulata Berio, 1970
Pseudospiris paidiformis Butler, 1895
Pseudotuerta argyrochlora Carcasson, 1964
Schausia congoana Jordan, 1908
Schausia dambuza Kiriakoff, 1975
Schausia gladiatoria Holland, 1893
Schausia leona Schaus, 1893
Schausia mantatisi Kiriakoff, 1975
Tuerta chrysochlora Walker, 1869
Tuerta liturata (Aurivillius, 1892)⇒ Tuerta chrysochlora Walker, 1869
Weymeria suffusa Jordan, 1913


Links, sources and further information
Agaristinae at itis.gov