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Checklist for Subfamily Agaristinae Boisduval, 1833 (Forester Moths)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
1354
4084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
1353
4082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
1353
4082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
944
3149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
898
3067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
487
1317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
167
364
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAgaristinae
Boisduval, 1833
Forester Moths
13
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
13 Genera with 33 Species
Aegocera Latreille, 18545SpeciesTaxom
Aegoceropsis Karsch, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Aethodes Hampson, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Apaegocera Hampson, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Crameria Hübner, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Godasa Walker, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Heraclia Hübner, 18548SpeciesTaxom
Massaga Walker, 18745SpeciesTaxom
Metagarista Walker, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Misa Karsch, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Mitrophrys Karsch, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Schausia Karsch, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Tuerta Walker, 18922SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
33 Species
Aegocera fervida (Walker, 1854)⇒ Aegoceropsis fervida Walker, 1854
Aegocera fimbria (Walker, 1854)⇒ Aegoceropsis fervida Walker, 1854
Aegocera rectilinea Boisduval, 1836
Aegocera tigrina (Druce, 1882)⇒ Polacanthopoda tigrina Druce, 1882
Aegocera triphaenoides (Walker, 1854)⇒ Aegoceropsis fervida Walker, 1854
Aegoceropsis fervida Walker, 1854
Aethodes angustipennis Hampson, 1918
Apaegocera argyrogramma Hampson, 1905
Crameria accra Strand, 1912
Crameria amabilis Drury, 1773
Godasa sidae Fabricius, 1793
Heraclia aemulatrix Westwood, 1881
Heraclia buchholzi Plötz, 1880
Heraclia euphemia (Stoll, 1782)⇒ Heraclia geryon Fabricius, 1781
Heraclia geryon Fabricius, 1781
Heraclia hornimani Druce, 1880
Heraclia longipennis Walker, 1854
Heraclia medeba Druce, 1880
Heraclia pallida Walker, 1854
Massaga delicia (Butler, 1868)⇒ Massaga hesparia Cramer, 1775
Massaga hesparia Cramer, 1775
Massaga maritona Butler, 1868
Massaga noncoba Kiriakoff, 1974
Massaga virescens (Butler, 1874)⇒ Massaga maritona Butler, 1868
Metagarista maenas Herrich-Schä..., 1853
Metagarista triphaenoides Walker, 1854
Misa memnonia Karsch, 1895
Mitrophrys magna Walker, 1854Velda Pinemoth
Mitrophrys menete Cramer, 1775Chinati Sheepmoth
Schausia gladiatoria Holland, 1893
Schausia leona Schaus, 1893
Tuerta chrysochlora Walker, 1869
Tuerta liturata (Aurivillius, 1892)⇒ Tuerta chrysochlora Walker, 1869


Links, sources and further information
Agaristinae at itis.gov