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Checklist for Subfamily Arctiinae Leach, 1815 (Ctenuchid moths)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
77
2035
5452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2029
5435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2014
5363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1285
3443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1173
3171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
580
1482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
254
681
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
97
240
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
97 Genera with 240 Species
#ACDEGHIKLMNOPRSTUZ
Afrocoscinia Kühne, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Agaphthora Meyrick, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Aizoa de Freina, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Amata Fabricius, 198216SpeciesTaxom
Amerila Walker, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Amphicallia Aurivillius, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Apisa Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Asinusca Wallengren, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Asparus Watson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Asura Walker, 1958Tiger Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Automolis Hübner, 17814SpeciesTaxom
Cacoethes Fabricius, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Campter Krüger, 20163SpeciesTaxom
Capnodilema Krüger, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Ceryx Wallengren, 1892Orange Spotted Tiger Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Chiromachla Strand, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Cisseps Franclemont, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Cisthene Walker, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Crambidia Packard, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Ctenucha Kirby, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Cyana Walker, 19145SpeciesTaxom
Cymaroa Hampson, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Dasyarctia Gaede, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Diacrisia Hubner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Didymonyx Watson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Diota Walker, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1900Lichen Moths10SpeciesTaxom
Entephrilema Krüger, 201939SpeciesTaxom
Epitoxis Wallengren, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Estigmene Hübner, 1898Ermine Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Eubaphilema Krüger, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Euchromia Hübner, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Eucreagra Hübner, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Eugoa Walker, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Eurosia Hampson, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Eutomis Hübner, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Exilisia de Toulgoët, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Eyralpenus Butler, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Galactilema Krüger, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Galtara Walker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Gracililema Krüger, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Grammia Rambur, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Halysidota Hübner, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Hammatilema Krüger, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Haploa Hübner, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Haplotilema Krüger, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Homoeotilema Krüger, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Hypagoptera Hampson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Hyphantria Harris, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Hypocalilema Krüger, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Ilemodes Hampson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Kenyarctia Dubatolov, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Lamprosiella Collins, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Lepista Wallengren, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Leptilema Krüger, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Leucaloa Butler, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Lomilema Krüger, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Lophocampa Harris, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Lycomorpha Harris, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Lysceia Walker, 20178SpeciesTaxom
Macaduma Walker, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Maculonaclia Griveaud, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Metarctia Walker, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Namaquapsyche Krüger, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Nanna Birket-Smith, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Nyctemera Hübner, 1857Leptosomas1SpeciesTaxom
Ochrota Hopffer, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Opsaroa Hampson, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paralacydes Aurivillius, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Paramaenas Grünberg, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Paratrygodus Krüger, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Pasteosia Hampson, 201718SpeciesTaxom
Paurophleps Hampson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Phragmatobia Stephens, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Phryganopsis Felder, 18745SpeciesTaxom
Pinheya Dlabola, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Platarctia Packard, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Popoudina Dubatolov, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Procanthia Hampson, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Proschaliphora Hampson, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophragmatobia Krüger, 20096SpeciesTaxom
Pusiola Wallengren, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrharctia Packard, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Rhodogastria Hübner, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Saenura Wallengren, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Siccia Walker, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Sozusa Wallengren, 20105SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Teracotona Butler, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Thyretes Boisduval, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Trichaeta Swinhoe, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Tulbaghilema Krüger, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Tumicla Walker, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ustjuzhania Dubatolov, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1877Rattlebox moths2SpeciesTaxom
Zobida Birket-Smith, 19142SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
240 Species and 4 Subspecies
Afrocoscinia aethiopica Dubatolov, 2011
Agaphthora toxotes Hampson, 1898
Aizoa namaqua de Freina & Mey, 2011
Amata alicia Butler, 1876
Amata anna Butler, 1876
Amata bokkeveldensis de Freina, 2015
Amata cerbera Linnaeus, 1764
Amata fantasia Butler, 1876
Amata garcia de Freina, 2015
Amata johanna Butler, 1876
Amata karroana de Freina, 2015
Amata khoisana de Freina, 2015
Amata khoisana garcia de Freina, 2015
Amata khoisana khoisana de Freina, 2015
Amata kuhlweini Lefèbvre, 1832
Amata montagua de Freina, 2014
Amata resecta Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Amata simplex Walker, 1854
Amata tanina Freina, 1982
Amerila bauri Möschler, 1884
Amerila bipartita Rothschild, 1910
Amerila lupia Druce, 1887
Amphicallia bellatrix Dalman, 1823
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855
Asinusca atricornis Wallengren, 1863
Asparus bicolor Walker, 1855
Asura hilara hilara Kiriakoff, 1958
Automolis bicolora Walker, 1856
Automolis crassa (Felder, 1874)⇒ Aemilia crassa Walker, 1865
Automolis hewitti Janse, 1945
Automolis meteus Stoll, 1781
Cacoethes fulvatrum de Freina, 2014
Cacoethes polidamon (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Amata polidamon Cramer, 1779
Campter goniophora Hampson, 1900
Campter latefasciatus Krüger, 2016
Campter punctifascia Krüger, 2016
Capnodilema luctuosum Krüger, 2015
Ceryx anthraciformis Wallengren, 1860
Ceryx pterophorina Mabille, 1892
Chiromachla leuconoe Hopffer, 1857
Cisseps fulvicollis Hübner, 1827Cape sole
Cisthene plumbea Stretch, 1885Lead Colored Lichen Moth
Crambidia uniformis Dyar, 1898Hogchokers
Ctenucha virginica Esper, 1794Virginia Ctenucha
Cyana capensis Hampson, 1903
Cyana pretoriae Distant, 1897
Cyana rejecta Walker, 1854
Cyana rejecta rejecta Walker, 1854
Cyana rhodostriata Hampson, 1914
Cymaroa grisea Thunberg, 1784
Cymaroa leptopepla (Hampson, 1905)⇒ Cymaroa grisea Thunberg, 1784
Dasyarctia grisea Gaede, 1923
Didymonyx infumata Hampson, 1900
Diota pustularia Walker, 1863
Diota rostrata Wallengren, 1860
Eilema brunneotincta Rothschild, 1912
Eilema caffrana Strand, 1912
Eilema fumeola Walker, 1854
Eilema gainsfordi Kühne, 2010
Eilema goniophora Hampson, 1900
Eilema leia Hampson, 1901
Eilema phaeopera Hampson, 1900
Eilema sanguicosta Hampson, 1901
Eilema trichopteroides Kühne, 2010
Eilema virgineola Hampson, 1900
Entephrilema aemulum Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema anceps Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema angulatum Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema brevilamina Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema camdeboo Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema cedrusmontanum Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema clarki Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema continentalis Kühne, 2010
Entephrilema dicksoni Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema endroedyi Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema eremita Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema fallax Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema fauces Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema frigens Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema imitator Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema immundum Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema inornatum Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema kamiense Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema krooni Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema litorale Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema longipenne Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema maritimum Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema marlowense Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema murinum Krüger, 2015
Entephrilema musculus Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema namaquense Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema nigricans Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema pallens Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema paravansoni Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema parile Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema promontorii Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema rattus Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema soricinum Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema staudei Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema swanepoeli Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema triumvirale Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema vansoni Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema virgatum Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema vittatum Krüger, 2019
Epitoxis amazoula Boisduval, 1847
Epitoxis namaqua de Freina & Mey, 2011
Estigmene angustipennis Walker, 1855
Estigmene internigralis Hampson, 1905
Estigmene lemniscata (Distant, 1898)⇒ Popoudina lemniscata Distant, 1898
Eubaphilema flavilimes Krüger, 2019
Euchromia amoena Möschler, 1872Pleasant Hornet Moth
Euchromia folletii Guérin-Ménev..., 1832South African day-flying moth
Eucreagra arculifera (Felder, 1874)⇒ Eilema natalica Felder, 1874
Eugoa africana Hampson, 1900
Eurosia fuliginea Hampson, 1903
Eurosia lineata Hampson, 1900
Eutomis minceus Stoll, 1781
Exilisia bipuncta Hampson, 1900
Exilisia prominens Strand, 1922
Eyralpenus testacea Walker, 1855
Galactilema lactipenne Krüger, 2015
Galtara purata Walker, 1863
Gracililema proleuca Hampson, 1914
Grammia (Grammia) virgo Linnaeus, 1758Virgen Tiger Moth
Halysidota tessellaris Smith, 1797Banded tussock moth
Hammatilema bifasciata Hampson, 1900
Haploa confusa Lym., 1887Confused Haploa
Haploa lecontei Boisduval, 1829Leconte haploa
Haplotilema gilvapatagia Kühne, 2010
Haplotilema tenuisparsum Kühne, 2010
Homoeotilema pheletes Krüger, 2015
Hypagoptera rufeola Hampson, 1900
Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773American white moth
Hyphantria penthetria Dyar, 1912
Hypocalilema infasciatum Krüger, 2015
Ilemodes heterogyna Hampson, 1900Broad Buttered Footman
Kenyarctia melanogastra Holland, 1897
Kenyarctia occidentalis Bartel, 1903
Lamprosiella plumbea Hampson, 1900
Lepista pandula Boisduval, 1847
Leptilema leia Hampson, 1901
Leucaloa butti Rothschild, 1910
Leucaloa eugraphica Walker, 1865
Lomilema dilatans Krüger, 2015
Lophocampa maculata Harris, 1841Mottled Tiger
Lophocampa sesia Sepp, 1852
Lycomorpha grotei Packard, 1864
Lysceia bigutta Walker, 1854
Lysceia bistagma Krüger, 2017
Lysceia bonaespei Krüger, 2017
Lysceia cohabitans Krüger, 2017
Lysceia geertsemai Krüger, 2017
Lysceia imitans Krüger, 2017
Lysceia knysnaensis Krüger, 2017
Lysceia kubusensis Krüger, 2017
Macaduma toxophora Turner, 1899
Maculonaclia marietta Oberthür, 1909
Metarctia benitensis Holland, 1893
Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Metarctia rubra Walker, 1856
Metarctia tenebrosa Le Cerf, 1922
Namaquapsyche pithex Krüger, 2015
Nanna leucostoma Zetterstedt, 1846
Nyctemera leuconoe (Hopffer, 1857)⇒ Chiromachla leuconoe Hopffer, 1857
Ochrota unicolor Hopffer, 1857
Opsaroa fulvinota Hampson, 1905
Paralacydes arborifera Butler, 1875
Paralacydes vocula Stoll, 1790
Paramaenas affinis Rothschild, 1933
Paramaenas strigosus Grünberg, 1911
Paratrygodus atrescens Hampson, 1903
Paratrygodus semiochracea Felder, 1874
Pasteosia aerumnosa Krüger, 2017
Pasteosia angulata Krüger, 2017
Pasteosia aurora Krüger, 2017
Pasteosia favillacea Krüger, 2017
Pasteosia furva Krüger, 2017
Pasteosia inornata Krüger, 2017
Pasteosia intermedia Krüger, 2017
Pasteosia irrorata Hampson, 1900
Pasteosia lightfooti Krüger, 2017
Pasteosia mendax Krüger, 2017
Pasteosia murina Krüger, 2017
Pasteosia nivalis Krüger, 2017
Pasteosia pallens Krüger, 2017
Pasteosia petrodes Krüger, 2017
Pasteosia plumbea Hampson, 1900
Pasteosia promontorii Krüger, 2017
Pasteosia swartbergensis Krüger, 2017
Pasteosia tephrinata Krüger, 2017
Paurophleps minuta Hampson, 1900
Phragmatobia parvula (Felder, 1874)⇒ Pseudophragmatobia parvula Felder, 1874
Phryganopsis asperatella Walker, 1864
Phryganopsis atrescens Hampson, 1903
Phryganopsis continentalis Kühne, 2010
Phryganopsis phoebe Krüger, 2019
Phryganopsis sordida Felder, 1874
Pinheya violacea Linnaeus, 1758
Platarctia parthenos Harris, 1850St Lawrence Tiger Moth
Popoudina (Popoudina) dorsalis Walker, 1855
Popoudina (Popoudina) leighi Rothschild, 1910
Popoudina (Popoudina) linea Walker, 1855
Popoudina truncatum Walker, 1856
Procanthia argentea (Dewitz, 1881)⇒ Lacipa distantii Dewitz, 1881
Procanthia distanti Dewitz, 1881
Procanthia distantii Dewitz, 1881
Proschaliphora butti Rothschild, 1910
Pseudophragmatobia cinnamomea Krüger, 2009
Pseudophragmatobia parvula Felder, 1874
Pseudophragmatobia paucirubra Krüger, 2009
Pseudophragmatobia perpunctata Krüger, 2009
Pseudophragmatobia salmo Krüger, 2009
Pseudophragmatobia unicolor Krüger, 2009
Pusiola cinerella Wallengren, 1860
Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797Banded woolly bear
Rhodogastria amasis Cramer, 1779Tri-coloured Tiger Moth
Rhodogastria delineata (Walker, 1855)⇒ Rhodogastria amasis Cramer, 1779
Rhodogastria similis (Möschler, 1884)⇒ Rhodogastria amasis Cramer, 1779
Saenura flava Wallengren, 1858
Siccia caffra Walker, 1854
Siccia punctigera (Felder, 1874)⇒ Siccia caffra Walker, 1854
Siccia pustulata Wallengren, 1860
Sozusa deceptrix Krüger, 2019
Sozusa despecta Walker, 1862
Sozusa montana Kühne, 2010
Sozusa scutellata Wallengren, 1860
Sozusa triangulata Kühne, 2010
Spilosoma leighi (Rothschild, 1910)⇒ Popoudina leighi Rothschild, 1910
Spilosoma scita (Walker, 1865)⇒ Pseudoradiarctia scita Walker, 1865
Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798Virginia Ermine Moth
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Systropha krigei Brauns, 1926
Teracotona submacula Walker, 1855
Thyretes caffra Wallengren, 1863
Thyretes hippotes Cramer, 1780
Trichaeta fulvescens Walker, 1854
Tulbaghilema xanthomelas Krüger, 2015
Tumicla sagenaria Wallengren, 1860
Ustjuzhania lineata Walker, 1855
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758
Utetheisa candida Butler, 1877
Zobida colon Möschler, 1872
Zobida similipuncta Hampson, 1914

Subnodes of Arctiinae with occurrences in Cape
TribeAmerilini
Dubatolov, 2009
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeArctiini
Leach, 1815
Tiger Moths
34
58
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLithosiini
Billberg, 1820
Lichen Moths
44
136
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSyntomini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
15
38
Genera
Species

Taxom



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