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Checklist for Subfamily Arctiinae Leach, 1815 (Ctenuchid moths)
and region Guinea-Bissau (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
155
793
1430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
153
790
1422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
142
751
1352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
95
649
1223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
143
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
143
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
143
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
113
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
108
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
2
24
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
21
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
15
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guinea-Bissau
15 Genera with 24 Species
Afrasura Durante, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Afromurzinia Dubatolov & ..., 18551SpeciesTaxom
Alpenus Walker, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Amata Fabricius, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Arctiananna De Prins, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Ceryx Wallengren, 1910Orange Spotted Tiger Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Euchromia Hübner, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Nanna Birket-Smith, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Nishada Moore, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Radiarctia Dubatolov, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Thyretes Boisduval, 19126SpeciesTaxom
Thyrgis Walker, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Trichaeta Swinhoe, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guinea-Bissau
24 Species
Afrasura hieroglyphica Bethune-Baker, 1911
Afromurzinia lutescens Walker, 1855
Alpenus maculosa (Stoll, 1781)⇒ Alpenus kordofanus Stoll, 1781
Amata cerbera Linnaeus, 1764
Arctiananna diplisticta Bethune-Baker, 1911
Ceryx parva Aurivillius, 1910
Euchromia fulvida (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Euchromia lethe Fabricius, 1775
Euchromia lethe Fabricius, 1775Basker
Euchromia nigricincta (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Euchromia lethe Fabricius, 1775
Nanna diplisticta Bethune-Baker, 1911
Radiarctia lutescens (Walker, 1855)⇒ Afromurzinia lutescens Walker, 1855
Spilosoma aurantiaca (Holland, 1893)⇒ Monstruncusarctia aurantiaca Holland, 1893
Spilosoma karschi Bartel, 1903
Spilosoma lutescens (Walker, 1855)⇒ Afromurzinia lutescens Walker, 1855
Spilosoma semihyalina (Bartel, 1903)⇒ Afromurzinia lutescens Walker, 1855
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
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
Trichaeta parva Aurivillius, 1910

Subnodes of Arctiinae with occurrences in Guinea-Bissau
TribeArctiini
Leach, 1815
Tiger Moths
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLithosiini
Billberg, 1820
Lichen Moths
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSyntomini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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