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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
2085
8072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
2082
8068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
2074
8045
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1450
6414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1328
6123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
700
2596
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
252
878
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAgaristinae
Boisduval, 1833
Forester Moths
26
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
26 Genera with 63 Species
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Aegocera Latreille, 19097SpeciesTaxom
Agoma Kiriakoff, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Aletopus Jordan, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Alypia Hübner, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Androloma Grote, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaetostephana Jordan, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Charitosemia Kiriakoff, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Crameria Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Cruria Jordan, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Godasa Walker, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Heraclia Hübner, 189518SpeciesTaxom
Hespagarista Walker, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Leucovis Hampson, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Lophonotidia Hampson, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Massaga Walker, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Metagarista Walker, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Mitrophrys Karsch, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Omphaloceps Hampson, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Paraegocera Hampson, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopais Bartel, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Pseudospiris Butler, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Rothia Westwood, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Schausia Karsch, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Tuerta Walker, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Tuertella Kiriakoff, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Weymeria Karsch, 19132SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
63 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aegocera brevivitta Hampson, 1901
Aegocera fervida (Walker, 1854)⇒ Aegoceropsis fervida Walker, 1854
Aegocera irangiana (Wichgraf, 1913)⇒ Aegocera brevivitta Hampson, 1901
Aegocera norma Karsch, 1895
Aegocera rectilinea Boisduval, 1836
Aegocera tigrina (Druce, 1882)⇒ Polacanthopoda tigrina Druce, 1882
Aegocera tricolora Bethune-Baker, 1909
Agoma trimenii Felder, 1874Trimen's false tiger
Aletopus dargei Herbulot, 2003
Aletopus imperialis Jordan, 1926
Alypia octomaculata matuta H. Edwards, 1883
Chaetostephana angolana (Rothschild, 1896)⇒ Chaetostephana rendalli Rothschild, 1896
Chaetostephana rendalli Rothschild, 1896
Charitosemia angustata (Joicey & Talbot, 1924)⇒ Charitosemia geraldi Kirby, 1896
Charitosemia geraldi Kirby, 1896
Crameria amabilis Drury, 1773
Cruria darwiniensis platyxantha Meyrick, 1891
Godasa orientis Bartel, 1913
Godasa sidae Fabricius, 1793
Heraclia africana Butler, 1875
Heraclia butleri Walker, 1869
Heraclia deficiens Mabille & Vu..., 1892
Heraclia elongata Bartel, 1903
Heraclia fatima (Kirby, 1891)⇒ Heraclia africana Butler, 1875
Heraclia flavisignata Hampson, 1912
Heraclia indecisa (Butler, 1891)⇒ Heraclia perdix Druce, 1887
Heraclia limbomaculata Strand, 1909
Heraclia maculipes (Strand, 1911)⇒ Heraclia superba Butler, 1875
Heraclia monslunensis Hampson, 1901
Heraclia mozambica Mabille, 1890
Heraclia perdix Druce, 1887
Heraclia rufoides Strand, 1912
Heraclia signata (Bartel, 1903)⇒ Heraclia monslunensis Hampson, 1901
Heraclia superba Butler, 1875
Heraclia tanganyikana (Oberthür, 1911)⇒ Heraclia superba Butler, 1875
Heraclia xanthopyga Mabille, 1890
Heraclia zenkeri Karsch, 1895
Hespagarista caudata Dewitz, 1879
Hespagarista eburnea Jordan, 1915
Hespagarista echione Boisduval, 1847
Hespagarista funebris Rothschild, 1896
Hespagarista spilota Jordan, 1913
Leucovis alba Rothschild, 1897
Lophonotidia nocturna Hampson, 1901
Massaga hesparia Cramer, 1775
Metagarista triphaenoides Walker, 1854
Mitrophrys latreillii Herrich-Schä..., 1853
Mitrophrys menete Cramer, 1775Chinati Sheepmoth
Omphaloceps daria Druce, 1895
Omphaloceps dispar Kirby, 1896
Omphaloceps triplagiata (Rothschild, 1896)⇒ Omphaloceps daria Druce, 1895
Paraegocera confluens Weymer, 1892
Paraegocera darocana (Druce, 1895)⇒ Paraegocera confluens Weymer, 1892
Pseudopais nigrobasalis Bartel, 1903
Pseudopais subterminalis (Hampson, 1911)⇒ Pseudopais nigrobasalis Bartel, 1903
Pseudospiris paidiformis Butler, 1895
Rothia panganica Karsch, 1898
Schausia coryndoni Rothschild, 1896
Schausia separata (Weymer, 1896)⇒ Schausia coryndoni Rothschild, 1896
Tuerta chrysochlora Walker, 1869
Tuertella rema Druce, 1910
Weymeria athene Weymer, 1892
Weymeria suffusa Jordan, 1913


Links, sources and further information
Agaristinae at itis.gov