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Checklist for Tribe Amerilini Dubatolov, 2009
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
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
284
1013
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
112
408
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAmerilini
Dubatolov, 2009
1
19
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
1 Genera with 19 Species
Amerila Walker, 188022SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
19 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amerila brunnea Hampson, 1901
Amerila brunnea brunnea Hampson, 1901
Amerila carneola (Hampson, 1916)⇒ Amerila puella Fabricius, 1793
Amerila castanea Hampson, 1911
Amerila fennia Druce, 1887
Amerila invidua (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Amerila puella Fabricius, 1793
Amerila leucoptera Hampson, 1901
Amerila luteibarba Hampson, 1901
Amerila metasarca Hampson, 1911
Amerila nigroapicalis Aurivillius, 1900
Amerila niveivitrea Bartel, 1903
Amerila pannosa Grünberg, 1908
Amerila puella Fabricius, 1793
Amerila puella puella Fabricius, 1793
Amerila roseomarginata Rothschild, 1910
Amerila rothi (Rothschild, 1910)⇒ Amerila puella Fabricius, 1793
Amerila rubondoi Hauser & Boppre, 1977
Amerila sarconota Hampson, 1911
Amerila syntomina Butler, 1878
Amerila vidua Cramer, 1780
Amerila vitrea Plötz, 1880
Amerila vitrea vitrea Plötz, 1880


Links, sources and further information
Amerilini at afromoths.net