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Checklist for Subfamily Agaristinae Boisduval, 1833 (Forester Moths)
and region Matabeleland South (South Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
67
230
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
67
230
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
64
219
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
55
209
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
81
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
81
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
81
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
67
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
67
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
26
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
11
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAgaristinae
Boisduval, 1833
Forester Moths
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Matabeleland South
2 Genera with 4 Species
Heraclia Hübner, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Ovios Walker, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Matabeleland South
4 Species
Heraclia adulatrix (Westwood, 1881)⇒ Heraclia butleri Walker, 1869
Heraclia aemulatrix Westwood, 1881
Heraclia superba Butler, 1875
Ovios capensis Herrich-Schä..., 1854


Links, sources and further information
Agaristinae at itis.gov