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Checklist for Subfamily Arctiinae Leach, 1815 (Ctenuchid moths)
and region Eritrea (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1282
2411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
185
1277
2407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
181
1273
2402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
124
1075
2144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
363
728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
30
363
728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
30
363
728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
306
656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
303
653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
197
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
86
208
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
30
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eritrea
30 Genera with 66 Species
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Acantharctia Aurivillius, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Aglossosia Hampson, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Aloa Walker, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Alpenus Walker, 19107SpeciesTaxom
Amata Fabricius, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Amerila Walker, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Amsacta Walker, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Apisa Walker, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Automolis Hübner, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Balacra Walker, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Caripodia Hampson, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Chionaema Herrich-Schä..., 17732SpeciesTaxom
Cyana Walker, 20135SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1854Lichen Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Galtara Walker, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Lepista Wallengren, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Macrosia Hampson, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Metarctia Walker, 18806SpeciesTaxom
Micralarctia A. Watson, 19105SpeciesTaxom
Nyctemera Hübner, 1854Leptosomas1SpeciesTaxom
Paralpenus A. Watson, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Podomachla Strand, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Secusio Walker, 01SpeciesTaxom
Seydelia Kiriakoff, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Stenilema Hampson, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Teracotona Butler, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Thyretes Boisduval, 19126SpeciesTaxom
Thyrgis Walker, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eritrea
66 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acantharctia metaleuca Hampson, 1901
Aglossosia fusca Berio, 1939
Aloa moloneyi Druce, 1887
Alpenus kordofanus Stoll, 1781
Alpenus maculosa (Stoll, 1781)⇒ Alpenus kordofanus Stoll, 1781
Alpenus maculosus Stoll, 1781
Alpenus nigropunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1908)⇒ Alpenus nigropunctatus Bethune-Baker, 1908
Alpenus nigropunctatus Bethune-Baker, 1908
Alpenus schraderi Rothschild, 1910
Alpenus schraderi schraderi Rothschild, 1910
Amata magnopupillata Berio, 1941
Amata magrettii Berio, 1937
Amata rufina Oberthür, 1878
Amerila roseomarginata Rothschild, 1910
Amerila vitrea Plötz, 1880
Amerila vitrea vitrea Plötz, 1880
Amsacta hampsoni (Rothschild, 1910)⇒ Aloa moloneyi Druce, 1887
Amsacta senegalensis (Rothschild, 1933)⇒ Aloa moloneyi Druce, 1887
Apisa cana (Walker, 1855)⇒ Balacra tamsi Kiriakoff, 1957
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855
Apisa microcanescens (Walker, 1855)⇒ Balacra tamsi Kiriakoff, 1957
Apisa subcanescens (Rothschild, 1910)⇒ Apisa canescens Walker, 1855
Automolis lateritia (Herrich-Schä..., 1855)⇒ Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Automolis pallida Hampson, 1901
Automolis unicolor (Oberthür, 1880)⇒ Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Balacra tamsi Kiriakoff, 1957
Caripodia fusca (Berio, 1939)⇒ Aglossosia fusca Berio, 1939
Chionaema fugax (Drury, 1773)⇒ Cyana puella Drury, 1773
Chionaema puella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Cyana puella Drury, 1773
Cyana fugax Berio, 1939
Cyana puella Drury, 1773
Cyana puella fugax Berio, 1939
Cyana puella postflavida Rothschild, 1924
Cyana squalida Karisch, 2013
Eilema fumeola Walker, 1854
Galtara somaliensis Hampson, 1916
Lepista arabica Rebel, 1907
Macrosia fumeola Walker, 1854
Metarctia aegrota (Berio, 1939)⇒ Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Metarctia haematricha Hampson, 1905
Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Metarctia nigritarsis Berio, 1941
Metarctia pumila Hampson, 1909
Metarctia unicolor Oberthür, 1880
Micralarctia punctulata (Wallengren, 1860)⇒ Micralarctia punctulatum Wallengren, 1860
Micralarctia punctulatum Wallengren, 1860
Micralarctia punctulatum purus Butler, 1878
Micralarctia punctulatum schraderi Rothschild, 1910
Micralarctia schraderi Rothschild, 1910
Nyctemera apicalis (Walker, 1854)⇒ Podomachla apicalis Walker, 1854
Paralpenus ugandae Hampson, 1916
Paralpenus wintgensi Strand, 1909
Podomachla apicalis Walker, 1854
Secusio somalensis
Seydelia geometrica Oberthür, 1883
Seydelia intermedia Berio, 1941
Spilosoma metaleuca Hampson, 1905
Stenilema arabica Rebel, 1907
Teracotona (Neoteracotona) proditrix Berio, 1939
Teracotona (Neoteracotona) pruinosa de Joannis, 1912
Teracotona (Teracotona) rhodophaea Walker, 1865
Teracotona subterminata Hampson, 1901
Thyretes caffra Wallengren, 1863
Thyretes misa (Oberthür, 1878)⇒ Thyretes caffra Wallengren, 1863
Thyretes negus Oberthür, 1878
Thyretes phasma (Oberthür, 1878)⇒ Thyrgis basipunctata Hering, 1926
Thyretes signivenis Hering, 1937
Thyretes trichaetiformis Zerny, 1912
Thyrgis basipunctata Hering, 1926
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) amhara Jordan, 1939
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758
Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758Crimson-speckled Flunkey

Subnodes of Arctiinae with occurrences in Eritrea
TribeAmerilini
Dubatolov, 2009
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeArctiini
Leach, 1815
Tiger Moths
14
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLithosiini
Billberg, 1820
Lichen Moths
8
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSyntomini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
6
23
Genera
Species

Taxom



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