Checklist for Subfamily Agaristinae Boisduval, 1833 (Forester Moths)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1133
4496 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1029
4268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
580
1780 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths | 200
486 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Agaristinae
Boisduval, 1833
Forester Moths | 15
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
15 Genera with 38 Species | Aegocera Latreille, 1882 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Aethodes Hampson, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agoma Kiriakoff, 1874 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apaegocera Hampson, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crameria Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cruria Jordan, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Godasa Walker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heraclia Hübner, 1856 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Hypotuerta Kiriakoff, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Massaga Walker, 1874 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Metagarista Walker, 1854 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Misa Karsch, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mitrophrys Karsch, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Schausia Karsch, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuerta Walker, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nigeria
38 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aegocera anthina Jordan, 1926 | | | Aegocera brevivitta Hampson, 1901 | | | Aegocera humphreyi Hampson, 1911 | | | Aegocera obliqua Mabille, 1893 | | | Aegocera rectilinea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Aegocera tigrina (Druce, 1882) | ⇒ Polacanthopoda tigrina Druce, 1882 | | Aethodes angustipennis Hampson, 1918 | | | Agoma transita Jordan, 1913 | | | Agoma trimenii Felder, 1874 | Trimen's false tiger | | Apaegocera argyrogramma Hampson, 1905 | | | Crameria amabilis Drury, 1773 | | | Cruria darwiniensis platyxantha Meyrick, 1891 | | | Godasa sidae Fabricius, 1793 | | | Heraclia aemulatrix Westwood, 1881 | | | Heraclia euphemia (Stoll, 1782) | ⇒ Heraclia geryon Fabricius, 1781 | | Heraclia geryon Fabricius, 1781 | | | Heraclia hornimani Druce, 1880 | | | Heraclia kirbyi (Holland, 1897) | ⇒ Heraclia pardalina Walker, 1869 | | Heraclia longipennis Walker, 1854 | | | Heraclia medeba Druce, 1880 | | | Heraclia pallida Walker, 1854 | | | Heraclia pardalina Walker, 1869 | | | Heraclia poggei Dewitz, 1879 | | | Heraclia terminatis Walker, 1856 | | | Hypotuerta transiens Hampson, 1901 | | | Massaga angustifascia Rothschild, 1896 | | | Massaga demena (Druce, 1894) | ⇒ Massaga hesparia Cramer, 1775 | | Massaga hesparia Cramer, 1775 | | | Massaga maritona Butler, 1868 | | | Massaga virescens (Butler, 1874) | ⇒ Massaga maritona Butler, 1868 | | Metagarista maenas Herrich-Schä..., 1853 | | | Metagarista triphaenoides Walker, 1854 | | | Misa memnonia Karsch, 1895 | | | Mitrophrys latreillii Herrich-Schä..., 1853 | | | Mitrophrys magna Walker, 1854 | Velda Pinemoth | | Mitrophrys menete Cramer, 1775 | Chinati Sheepmoth | | Schausia leona Schaus, 1893 | | | Tuerta chrysochlora Walker, 1869 | |
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