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Checklist for Subfamily Agaristinae Boisduval, 1833 (Forester Moths)
and region North Nigeria (Nigeria)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
42
156
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
42
156
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
42
156
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
40
154
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
28
140
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
28
140
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
140
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
90
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
85
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
62
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
31
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAgaristinae
Boisduval, 1833
Forester Moths
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Nigeria
2 Genera with 2 Species
Aegocera Latreille, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Aethodes Hampson, 19181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Nigeria
2 Species
Aegocera anthina Jordan, 1926
Aethodes angustipennis Hampson, 1918


Links, sources and further information
Agaristinae at itis.gov