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Checklist for Subfamily Arctiinae Leach, 1815 (Ctenuchid moths)
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
253
3215
5922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
1133
2040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1131
2037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
1128
2021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
655
1235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
597
1135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
256
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
114
181
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
40
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Natal
40 Genera with 56 Species
#ACDEGHILMNOPSTU
Acantharctia Aurivillius, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Afrasura Durante, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Aglossosia Hampson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Amerila Walker, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Argina Hübner, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Asura Walker, 1912Tiger Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Cacosoma Felder, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Cragia Birket-Smith, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Creatonotos Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Cyana Walker, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Diota Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1900Lichen Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Epitoxis Wallengren, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Estigmene Hübner, 1855Ermine Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Euchromia Hübner, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Eucreagra Hübner, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Eurosia Hampson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Eurozonosia Hampson, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Eyralpenus Butler, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Galtara Walker, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Hypagoptera Hampson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Ilemodes Hampson, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Leucaloa Butler, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Metarctia Walker, 19174SpeciesTaxom
Nyctemera Hübner, 1857Leptosomas1SpeciesTaxom
Ochrota Hopffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Paralpenus A. Watson, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Paraona Moore, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Popoudina Dubatolov, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Procanthia Hampson, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Proschaliphora Hampson, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohyaleucerea Rego Barros ..., 19201SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoradiarctia P.G. Haynes, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pusiola Wallengren, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Teracotona Butler, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Trichaeta Swinhoe, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Ustjuzhania Dubatolov, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1877Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
56 Species
Acantharctia vittata Aurivillius, 1899
Afrasura fulvia Hampson, 1900
Afrasura ichorina Butler, 1877
Afrasura rivulosa Walker, 1854
Aglossosia flavimarginata Hampson, 1900
Amerila affinis Rothschild, 1910
Amerila vitrea Plötz, 1880
Argina amanda (Boisduval, 1847)⇒ Alytarchia amanda Boisduval, 1847
Asura natalensis Wallengren, 1860Crossed Footman
Asura thumataeformis Strand, 1912
Cacosoma gnatula Boisduval, 1847
Cacosoma naclioides (Felder, 1874)⇒ Psichotoe gnatula Boisduval, 1847
Cragia quadrinotata Walker, 1864
Creatonotos punctivitta Walker, 1855
Cyana marshalli Hampson, 1900
Cyana natalensis Karisch, 2013
Cyana rejecta Walker, 1854
Diota privata Walker, 1865
Eilema discifera Hampson, 1900
Epitoxis amazoulella Strand, 1917
Epitoxis estcourtensis Strand, 1917
Estigmene internigralis Hampson, 1905
Estigmene trivitta Walker, 1855
Euchromia africana (Möschler, 1872)⇒ Euchromia auranticincta Hampson, 1898
Eucreagra natalica Strand, 1912
Eurosia fuliginea Hampson, 1903
Eurozonosia thumathaeformis Strand, 1912
Eyralpenus diplosticta Hampson, 1900
Eyralpenus subflavescens Walker, 1865
Galtara pulverata Hampson, 1900
Hypagoptera rufeola Hampson, 1900
Ilemodes astriga Hampson, 1916
Ilemodes heterogyna Hampson, 1900Broad Buttered Footman
Leucaloa eugraphica Walker, 1865
Metarctia confederationis Kiriakoff, 1961
Metarctia fuscorufescens Strand, 1917
Metarctia jansei Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia postrufescens Strand, 1917
Nyctemera leuconoe (Hopffer, 1857)⇒ Chiromachla leuconoe Hopffer, 1857
Ochrota subapicalipunctis Strand, 1922
Paralpenus strigulosa Hampson, 1901
Paraona interjecta Strand, 1912
Popoudina (Popoudina) linea Walker, 1855
Procanthia nivea Rothschild, 1910
Proschaliphora butti Rothschild, 1910
Pseudohyaleucerea melanthoides Schaus, 1920
Pseudoradiarctia scita Walker, 1865
Pusiola verulama Strand, 1912
Spilosoma leighi (Rothschild, 1910)⇒ Popoudina leighi Rothschild, 1910
Spilosoma pseudomaenas Rothschild, 1910
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Teracotona roseata (Walker, 1855)⇒ Teracotona submacula Walker, 1855
Teracotona submacula Walker, 1855
Trichaeta pterophorina Mabille, 1892
Ustjuzhania chionea Hampson, 1900
Utetheisa candida Butler, 1877

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

Taxom

TribeArctiini
Leach, 1815
Tiger Moths
18
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLithosiini
Billberg, 1820
Lichen Moths
14
19
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