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Checklist for Subfamily Arctiinae Leach, 1815 (Ctenuchid moths)
and region Abyssinia (Ethiopia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
109
475
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
109
475
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
104
469
705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
87
414
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
228
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
228
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
228
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
169
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
157
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
65
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
31
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
13
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Abyssinia
13 Genera with 27 Species
Alpenus Walker, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Amata Fabricius, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Amsactarctia Berio, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1877Lichen Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnarctia Bartel, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Metarctia Walker, 19209SpeciesTaxom
Micralarctia A. Watson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Seydelia Kiriakoff, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Stenilema Hampson, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Teracotona Butler, 19174SpeciesTaxom
Thyretes Boisduval, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1939Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Abyssinia
27 Species
Alpenus geminipuncta Hampson, 1916
Amata alicia Butler, 1876
Amata rufina Oberthür, 1878
Amata shoa Hampson, 1898
Amata velatipennis Walker, 1864
Amsactarctia radiosa Pagenstecher, 1903
Eilema elegans Butler, 1877
Ischnarctia cinerea Pagenstecher, 1903
Metarctia abyssinibia (Strand, 1920)⇒ Metarctia unicolor Oberthür, 1880
Metarctia carmel Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia erlangeri (Rothschild, 1910)⇒ Metarctia unicolor Oberthür, 1880
Metarctia haematricha Hampson, 1905
Metarctia kumasina Strand, 1920
Metarctia latipennis (Kiriakoff, 1957)⇒ Metarctia haematricha Hampson, 1905
Metarctia negusi Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia noctis Druce, 1910
Metarctia zegina (Strand, 1920)⇒ Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901
Micralarctia purus Butler, 1878
Seydelia geometrica Oberthür, 1883
Spilosoma mediopunctata Pagenstecher, 1903
Stenilema aurantiaca Hampson, 1909
Teracotona (Neoteracotona) postalbida Gaede, 1926
Teracotona neumanni Rothschild, 1933
Teracotona seminigra Hampson, 1905
Teracotona sordida Rothschild, 1917
Thyretes negus Oberthür, 1878
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) amhara Jordan, 1939

Subnodes of Arctiinae with occurrences in Abyssinia
TribeArctiini
Leach, 1815
Tiger Moths
8
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLithosiini
Billberg, 1820
Lichen Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSyntomini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Arctiinae at artfakta.se
Arctiinae at dyntaxa.se
Arctiinae at gbif.org
Arctiinae at itis.gov