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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
58
1314
4091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
1313
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
1313
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
914
3175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
830
3009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
470
1743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
215
781
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
73
246
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
73 Genera with 246 Species
#ABCDEGIKLMNOPRSTUZ
Acantharctia Aurivillius, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Aemilia Kirby, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Afrasura Durante, 20098SpeciesTaxom
Afrojavanica Dubatolov, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Afromurzinia Dubatolov & ..., 18551SpeciesTaxom
Afrospilarctia Dubatolov, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Alpenus Walker, 191015SpeciesTaxom
Alytarchia Hübner, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Amata Fabricius, 18648SpeciesTaxom
Amerila Walker, 188013SpeciesTaxom
Amphicallia Aurivillius, 18836SpeciesTaxom
Amsacta Walker, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Amsactarctia Berio, 19803SpeciesTaxom
Anaphela Walker, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Anaphosia Hampson, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Antona Walker, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Apisa Walker, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Aroterosia Krüger, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Asura Walker, 1977Tiger Moths11SpeciesTaxom
Automolis Hübner, 18807SpeciesTaxom
Balacra Walker, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Brunia Moore, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Carcinarctia Hampson, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Ceryx Wallengren, 1854Orange Spotted Tiger Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Chionaema Herrich-Schä..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Chiromachla Strand, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Creatonotos Hübner, 18936SpeciesTaxom
Cyana Walker, 19129SpeciesTaxom
Cycnia Hübner, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Diota Walker, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1872Lichen Moths13SpeciesTaxom
Enargeiosia Krüger, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Estigmene Hübner, 1910Ermine Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Euchromia Hübner, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Eyralpenus Butler, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Galtara Walker, 19165SpeciesTaxom
Gracililema Krüger, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Ilemodes Hampson, 19334SpeciesTaxom
Ischnarctia Bartel, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Kenyarctia Dubatolov, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Lexis Walker, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Logunovium Dubatolov, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Metarctia Walker, 192025SpeciesTaxom
Micralarctia A. Watson, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Nyctemera Hübner, 1894Leptosomas4SpeciesTaxom
Ochrota Hopffer, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Ovenna Birket-Smith, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Paralacydes Aurivillius, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Paraona Moore, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Paraonagylla Berio, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Phryganopsis Felder, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Podomachla Strand, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Popoudina Dubatolov, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocallimorpha Walker, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonaclia Butler, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothyretes Dufrane, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Pusiola Wallengren, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Radiarctia Dubatolov, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Saenura Wallengren, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Secusio Walker, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Seydelia Kiriakoff, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Siccia Walker, 20095SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 190311SpeciesTaxom
Stenilema Hampson, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Teracotona Butler, 190115SpeciesTaxom
Thumatha Walker, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Thyretes Boisduval, 19126SpeciesTaxom
Thyrgis Walker, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Ustjuzhania Dubatolov, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths5SpeciesTaxom
Zagaris Hübner, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Zobida Birket-Smith, 19802SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
246 Species and 15 Subspecies
Acantharctia nigrivena Rothschild, 1935
Aemilia crassa Walker, 1865
Afrasura ethiopica Durante, 2009
Afrasura indecisa Walker, 1869
Afrasura indecisa orientalis Durante, 2009
Afrasura obliterata Walker, 1864
Afrasura orientalis Durante, 2009
Afrasura rivulosa Walker, 1854
Afrasura rivulosa ethiopica Durante, 2009
Afrasura terlinea Durante, 2009
Afrojavanica kostlani Gaede, 1923
Afromurzinia lutescens Walker, 1855
Afrospilarctia lucida Druce, 1898
Alpenus cribraria (Karsch, 1898)⇒ Alpenus extrema Karsch, 1898
Alpenus diversata (Hampson, 1916)⇒ Alpenus diversatus Hampson, 1916
Alpenus diversatus Hampson, 1916
Alpenus extrema Karsch, 1898
Alpenus eyralpenus (Stoll, 1781)⇒ Alpenus kordofanus Stoll, 1781
Alpenus geminipuncta Hampson, 1916
Alpenus investigatorum Karsch, 1898
Alpenus kordofanus Stoll, 1781
Alpenus maculosa (Stoll, 1781)⇒ Alpenus kordofanus Stoll, 1781
Alpenus maculosus Stoll, 1781
Alpenus mhondana (Karsch, 1898)⇒ Alpenus extrema Karsch, 1898
Alpenus nigropunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1908)⇒ Alpenus nigropunctatus Bethune-Baker, 1908
Alpenus nigropunctatus Bethune-Baker, 1908
Alpenus schraderi Rothschild, 1910
Alpenus schraderi schraderi Rothschild, 1910
Alytarchia amanda Boisduval, 1847
Amata alicia Butler, 1876
Amata melanothorax Röber, 1929
Amata ntebi Bethune-Baker, 1911
Amata reducticincta (Butler, 1876)⇒ Amata tomasina Butler, 1876
Amata rufina Oberthür, 1878
Amata shoa Hampson, 1898
Amata tomasina Butler, 1876
Amata velatipennis Walker, 1864
Amerila affinis Rothschild, 1910
Amerila bubo Walker, 1855
Amerila carneola (Hampson, 1916)⇒ Amerila puella Fabricius, 1793
Amerila invidua (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Amerila puella Fabricius, 1793
Amerila leucoptera Hampson, 1901
Amerila niveivitrea Bartel, 1903
Amerila puella Fabricius, 1793
Amerila puella puella Fabricius, 1793
Amerila rothi (Rothschild, 1910)⇒ Amerila puella Fabricius, 1793
Amerila thermochroa Hampson, 1916
Amerila vidua Cramer, 1780
Amerila vitrea Plötz, 1880
Amerila vitrea vitrea Plötz, 1880
Amphicallia bellatrix Dalman, 1823
Amphicallia kostlani Strand, 1911
Amphicallia piceosignata (Druce, 1907)⇒ Amphicallia solai Druce, 1907
Amphicallia solai Druce, 1907
Amphicallia thelwalli Druce, 1882
Amphicallia thelwalli tigris Butler, 1883
Amsacta melanogastra (Holland, 1897)⇒ Kenyarctia melanogastra Holland, 1897
Amsacta nigrisignata Gaede, 1923
Amsactarctia pulchra Rothschild, 1933
Amsactarctia radiosa Pagenstecher, 1903
Amsactarctia venusta de Toulgoët, 1980
Anaphela luctifera (Walker, 1855)⇒ Anaphela stellata Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Anaphela stellata Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Anaphosia majori Ströhle, 2018
Antona entella Felder, 1874
Apisa cana (Walker, 1855)⇒ Balacra tamsi Kiriakoff, 1957
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855
Apisa microcanescens (Walker, 1855)⇒ Balacra tamsi Kiriakoff, 1957
Aroterosia punctilineata Hampson, 1901
Asura fulvia (Hampson, 1900)⇒ Paraona interjecta Strand, 1912
Asura fulvimarginata Hampson, 1904
Asura guntheri Walker, 1865
Asura indecisa Walker, 1869
Asura obsolescens (Hampson, 1914)⇒ Paraona interjecta Strand, 1912
Asura rivulosa (Walker, 1854)⇒ Afrasura rivulosa Walker, 1854
Asura rosacea Bethune-Baker, 1904
Asura rufostria Walker, 1865
Asura subfulvia Kiriakoff, 1954
Asura xantha (Walker, 1865)⇒ Afrasura obliterata Walker, 1864
Asura xanthophaea de Toulgoët, 1977
Automolis chapini (Holland, 1920)⇒ Metarctia rubripuncta Hampson, 1898
Automolis crassa (Felder, 1874)⇒ Aemilia crassa Walker, 1865
Automolis lateritia (Herrich-Schä..., 1855)⇒ Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Automolis noctis (Druce, 1910)⇒ Metarctia noctis Druce, 1910
Automolis pallida Hampson, 1901
Automolis rubripuncta Hampson, 1898
Automolis unicolor (Oberthür, 1880)⇒ Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Balacra tamsi Kiriakoff, 1957
Brunia birketsmithi Toulgoët, 1977
Brunia dorsti de Toulgoët, 1977
Carcinarctia rougeoti de Toulgoët, 1977
Ceryx fulvescens Walker, 1854
Chionaema ugandana (Strand, 1912)⇒ Cyana ugandana Strand, 1912
Chiromachla leuconoe Hopffer, 1857
Chiromachla restricta Butler, 1894
Chiromachla restrictum Butler, 1894
Creatonotos albidior (Holland, 1893)⇒ Creatonotos defasciata Holland, 1893
Creatonotos brunnipennis (Bartel, 1903)⇒ Creatonotos defasciata Holland, 1893
Creatonotos defasciata Holland, 1893
Creatonotos leucanioides Holland, 1893
Creatonotos leucanioides albidior Wiltshire, 1986
Creatonotos leucanioides leucanioides Holland, 1893
Cyana abyssinica Karisch, 2003
Cyana ethiopica Karisch, 2013
Cyana pretoriae Distant, 1897
Cyana pretoriae witti Karisch, 2013
Cyana puella Drury, 1773
Cyana puella postflavida Rothschild, 1924
Cyana rejecta Walker, 1854
Cyana rubristriga Holland, 1893
Cyana ugandana Strand, 1912
Cycnia melanogastra (Holland, 1897)⇒ Kenyarctia melanogastra Holland, 1897
Diota rostrata Wallengren, 1860
Eilema birkensmithi de Toulgoët, 1977
Eilema birketsmithi de Toulgoët, 1977
Eilema colon (Möschler, 1872)⇒ Zobida colon Möschler, 1872
Eilema dorsti de Toulgoët, 1977
Eilema elegans Butler, 1877
Eilema flavibasis Hampson, 1900
Eilema mashonensis Butler, 1877
Eilema melasonea Hampson, 1903
Eilema nitens Hampson, 1900
Eilema punctilineata Hampson, 1901
Eilema restricta Butler, 1877
Eilema taeniata (Kiriakoff, 1958)⇒ Eilema punctilineata Hampson, 1901
Eilema tetrasticta (Möschler, 1872)⇒ Zobida colon Möschler, 1872
Enargeiosia elegans Butler, 1877
Estigmene griseata Hampson, 1916
Estigmene linea (Walker, 1855)⇒ Popoudina linea Walker, 1855
Estigmene multivittata Rothschild, 1910
Euchromia folletii Guérin-Ménev..., 1832South African day-flying moth
Euchromia formosa (Guérin-Ménev..., 1832)⇒ Euchromia gemmata Butler, 1887
Euchromia gemmata Butler, 1887
Eyralpenus scioana Oberthür, 1879
Eyralpenus scioana scioana Oberthur, 1880
Galtara doriae Oberthür, 1880
Galtara elongata Swinhoe, 1907
Galtara megadoriae de Toulgoët, 1977
Galtara rostrata (Wallengren, 1860)⇒ Diota rostrata Wallengren, 1860
Galtara somaliensis Hampson, 1916
Gracililema proleuca Hampson, 1914
Ilemodes astriga Hampson, 1916
Ilemodes astrigoides Hampson, 1900Broad Buttered Footman
Ilemodes heterogyna Hampson, 1900Broad Buttered Footman
Ilemodes heterogyna astrigoides Rothschild, 1933
Ischnarctia aganice Pagenstecher, 1903
Ischnarctia cinera (Pagenstecher, 1903)⇒ Ischnarctia aganice Pagenstecher, 1903
Ischnarctia cinerea Pagenstecher, 1903
Kenyarctia melanogastra Holland, 1897
Lexis bipunctigera (Wallengren, 1860)⇒ Cyana rejecta Walker, 1854
Logunovium scortillum Wallengren, 1875
Metarctia abyssinibia (Strand, 1920)⇒ Metarctia unicolor Oberthür, 1880
Metarctia burra Schaus & Cle..., 1893
Metarctia carmel Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia erlangeri (Rothschild, 1910)⇒ Metarctia unicolor Oberthür, 1880
Metarctia flavicincta Aurivillius, 1900
Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901
Metarctia fulvia Hampson, 1901
Metarctia galla Rougeot, 1977
Metarctia haematricha Hampson, 1905
Metarctia jubdoensis (Kiriakoff, 1955)⇒ Metarctia kumasina Strand, 1920
Metarctia kumasina Strand, 1920
Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Metarctia latipennis (Kiriakoff, 1957)⇒ Metarctia haematricha Hampson, 1905
Metarctia major (Le Cerf, 1922)⇒ Metarctia unicolor Oberthür, 1880
Metarctia negusi Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia noctis Druce, 1910
Metarctia phaeoptera Hampson, 1909
Metarctia pumila Hampson, 1909
Metarctia rothschildi (Le Cerf, 1922)⇒ Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901
Metarctia rubripuncta Hampson, 1898
Metarctia saalfeldi Kiriakoff, 1960
Metarctia tenebrosa Le Cerf, 1922
Metarctia tricolor (Rougeot, 1977)⇒ Metarctia phaeoptera Hampson, 1909
Metarctia unicolor Oberthür, 1880
Metarctia zegina (Strand, 1920)⇒ Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901
Micralarctia punctulata (Wallengren, 1860)⇒ Micralarctia punctulatum Wallengren, 1860
Micralarctia punctulatum Wallengren, 1860
Micralarctia punctulatum purus Butler, 1878
Micralarctia purus Butler, 1878
Nyctemera antinorii (Oberthür, 1880)⇒ Podomachla apicalis Walker, 1854
Nyctemera apicalis (Walker, 1854)⇒ Podomachla apicalis Walker, 1854
Nyctemera leuconoe (Hopffer, 1857)⇒ Chiromachla leuconoe Hopffer, 1857
Nyctemera restrictum (Butler, 1894)⇒ Chiromachla restrictum Butler, 1894
Ochrota unicolor Hopffer, 1857
Ovenna hailesellassiei Birket-Smith, 1965
Paralacydes arborifera Butler, 1875
Paralacydes gracilis (Butler, 1898)⇒ Paralacydes arborifera Butler, 1875
Paralacydes minorata Berio, 1935
Paralacydes smithii Holland, 1897
Paraona interjecta Strand, 1912
Paraonagylla zavattarii Berio, 1939
Phryganopsis punctilineata Hampson, 1901
Podomachla antinorii Oberthür, 1880
Podomachla apicalis Walker, 1854
Popoudina (Popoudina) linea Walker, 1855
Pseudocallimorpha doriae (Oberthür, 1880)⇒ Galtara doriae Oberthür, 1880
Pseudonaclia puella Boisduval, 1847
Pseudothyretes kamitugensis Dufrane, 1945
Pseudothyretes perpusilla Walker, 1856
Pusiola straminea Hampson, 1901
Radiarctia jacksoni Rothschild, 1910
Radiarctia lutescens (Walker, 1855)⇒ Afromurzinia lutescens Walker, 1855
Saenura flava Wallengren, 1858
Secusio parvipuncta (Walker, 1854)⇒ Secusio strigata Walker, 1854
Secusio pustularia (Wallengren, 1860)⇒ Diota rostrata Wallengren, 1860
Secusio strigata Walker, 1854
Seydelia geometrica Oberthür, 1883
Seydelia kostlani (Gaede, 1923)⇒ Afrojavanica kostlani Gaede, 1923
Seydelia turlini de Toulgoët, 1976
Siccia hackeri Volynkin, 2023
Siccia mago Volynkin, 2023
Siccia pallens Hampson, 1918
Siccia sordida Butler, 1877
Siccia terlineata Durante, 2009
Spilosoma curvilinea Walker, 1855
Spilosoma jacksoni (Rothschild, 1910)⇒ Radiarctia jacksoni Rothschild, 1910
Spilosoma lineata (Walker, 1855)⇒ Ustjuzhania lineata Walker, 1855
Spilosoma lubricipeda Linnaeus, 1758White Ermine
Spilosoma lucida (Druce, 1898)⇒ Afrospilarctia lucida Druce, 1898
Spilosoma lutescens (Walker, 1855)⇒ Afromurzinia lutescens Walker, 1855
Spilosoma mediopunctata Pagenstecher, 1903
Spilosoma quadrimacula de Toulgoët, 1977
Spilosoma scortillum (Wallengren, 1876)⇒ Logunovium scortillum Wallengren, 1875
Spilosoma semihyalina (Bartel, 1903)⇒ Afromurzinia lutescens Walker, 1855
Spilosoma steudeli (Bartel, 1903)⇒ Afrospilarctia lucida Druce, 1898
Stenilema aurantiaca Hampson, 1909
Stenilema hailesellassiei Birket-Smith, 1965
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Teracotona (Neoteracotona) jacksoni Rothschild, 1910
Teracotona (Neoteracotona) postalbida Gaede, 1926
Teracotona (Neoteracotona) proditrix Berio, 1939
Teracotona (Neoteracotona) pruinosa de Joannis, 1912
Teracotona (Teracotona) euprepia Hampson, 1900
Teracotona (Teracotona) rhodophaea Walker, 1865
Teracotona abyssinica Rothschild, 1933
Teracotona clara Holland, 1892
Teracotona clara rubiginea de Toulgoët, 1977
Teracotona melanocera Hampson, 1920
Teracotona neumanni Rothschild, 1933
Teracotona rubiginea de Toulgoët, 1977
Teracotona seminigra Hampson, 1905
Teracotona sordida Rothschild, 1917
Teracotona subterminata Hampson, 1901
Thumatha fuscescens Walker, 1866
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
Ustjuzhania lineata Walker, 1855
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) amhara Jordan, 1939
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) lotrix Cramer, 1779Arctiinae Moth
Utetheisa lotrix lepida Rambur, 1866
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758
Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758Crimson-speckled Flunkey
Zagaris crassa Felder, 1874
Zobida colon Möschler, 1872
Zobida griseata Toulgoët, 1980

Subnodes of Arctiinae with occurrences in Ethiopia
TribeAmerilini
Dubatolov, 2009
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeArctiini
Leach, 1815
Tiger Moths
36
109
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLithosiini
Billberg, 1820
Lichen Moths
23
63
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSyntomini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
10
55
Genera
Species

Taxom



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