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Checklist for Subfamily Agaristinae Boisduval, 1833 (Forester Moths)
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
58
1314
4091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
1313
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
1313
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
914
3175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
830
3009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
470
1743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
201
794
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAgaristinae
Boisduval, 1833
Forester Moths
7
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
7 Genera with 18 Species
Aegocera Latreille, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Agoma Kiriakoff, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Crameria Hübner, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Hemituerta Kiriakoff, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Heraclia Hübner, 19736SpeciesTaxom
Mitrophrys Karsch, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Tuertella Kiriakoff, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
18 Species
Aegocera brevivitta Hampson, 1901
Aegocera ferrugo Jordan, 1926
Aegocera rectilinea Boisduval, 1836
Agoma trimenii Felder, 1874Trimen's false tiger
Crameria abyssinica Strand, 1912
Crameria amabilis Drury, 1773
Hemituerta mahdi Pagenstecher, 1903
Heraclia geryon Fabricius, 1781
Heraclia incongruens (Butler, 1878)⇒ Heraclia superba Butler, 1875
Heraclia pardalina Walker, 1869
Heraclia smithii (Holland, 1897)⇒ Heraclia superba Butler, 1875
Heraclia superba Butler, 1875
Heraclia viettei Kiriakoff, 1973
Mitrophrys abyssinica (Hampson, 1901)⇒ Mitrophrys magna Walker, 1854
Mitrophrys latreillei Herrich-Schä..., 1853Pandora Pinemoth
Mitrophrys magna Walker, 1854Velda Pinemoth
Mitrophrys menete Cramer, 1775Chinati Sheepmoth
Tuertella rema Druce, 1910


Links, sources and further information
Agaristinae at itis.gov