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Checklist for Family Arctiidae Leach, 1815 (Footman moths)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3780
15848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
3774
15825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3756
15683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
2174
9239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1968
8389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
1049
4450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyArctiidae
Leach, 1815
Footman moths, Footmen, Lichen moths, Tiger Moths
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
3 Genera with 6 Species
Empusa Illiger, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Meneclia Grünberg, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Prytania Debauche, 19741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
6 Species
Empusa binotata Serville, 1839
Empusa fronticornis (Stoll, 1813)⇒ Empusa spinosa Krauss, 1902
Empusa guttula Thunberg, 1815
Empusa spinosa Krauss, 1902
Meneclia pallidula Grünberg, 1910
Prytania albida (Oldroyd, 1974)⇒ Prytanomyia albida Oldroyd, 1974

Subnodes of Arctiidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyLithosiinae
Billberg, 1820
Footman moths, Footmen, Lichen moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Arctiidae at gbif.org