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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
53
368
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
53
368
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
53
368
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
45
355
657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
314
593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
31
313
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
313
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
255
512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
250
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
151
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
73
162
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAgaristinae
Boisduval, 1833
Forester Moths
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Somaliland
5 Genera with 7 Species
Aegocera Latreille, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Hemituerta Kiriakoff, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Heraclia Hübner, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Mitrophrys Karsch, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Tuerta Walker, 19401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somaliland
7 Species
Aegocera brevivitta Hampson, 1901
Aegocera rectilinea Boisduval, 1836
Hemituerta mahdi Pagenstecher, 1903
Hemituerta nana Hampson, 1916
Heraclia thruppi Butler, 1886
Mitrophrys menete Cramer, 1775Chinati Sheepmoth
Tuerta pastocyana Berio, 1940


Links, sources and further information
Agaristinae at itis.gov