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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
2114
4616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1845
4258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
719
1675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
718
1673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
718
1673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
570
1448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
552
1425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
231
520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
133
326
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
75
196
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rwanda
75 Genera with 196 Species
#ABCDEGHKMNOPRSTUX
Afrasura Durante, 20066SpeciesTaxom
Afroarctia de Toulgoët, 19784SpeciesTaxom
Afrojavanica Dubatolov, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Afronyctemera Dubatolov, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Afrospilarctia Dubatolov, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Agaltara Toulgoët, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Agaphthora Meyrick, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Alpenus Walker, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Amata Fabricius, 18765SpeciesTaxom
Amerila Walker, 18808SpeciesTaxom
Amphicallia Aurivillius, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Anapisa Kiriakoff, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Apisa Walker, 19215SpeciesTaxom
Architesma Birket-Smith, 20251SpeciesTaxom
Arctiananna De Prins, 20144SpeciesTaxom
Asbolopsyche Krüger, 20251SpeciesTaxom
Asura Walker, 1936Tiger Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Automolis Hübner, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Balacra Walker, 19108SpeciesTaxom
Bergeria Kiriakoff, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Brunia Moore, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Carcinarctia Hampson, 19218SpeciesTaxom
Carpostalagma Karsch, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ceryx Wallengren, 1854Orange Spotted Tiger Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Compsochromia Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Cragia Birket-Smith, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Crambidia Packard, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Creatonotos Hübner, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Cyana Walker, 201911SpeciesTaxom
Disparctia de Toulgoët, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Dubatolovia de Freina, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1922Lichen Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Estigmene Hübner, 1910Ermine Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Eurozonosia Hampson, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Eyralpenus Butler, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Galtara Walker, 19797SpeciesTaxom
Hyalurga Hübner, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Kiriakoffalia de Toulgoët, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Macrodicella Krüger, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Mecistorhabdia Walker, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Meganaclia Aurivillius, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Menegites Kiriakoff, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Metamicroptera Hulstaert, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Metapiconoma Walker, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Metarctia Walker, 192118SpeciesTaxom
Nanna Birket-Smith, 20142SpeciesTaxom
Neobalacra Kiriakoff, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Neuroxena Kirby, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Nyctemera Hübner, 1904Leptosomas2SpeciesTaxom
Orphnitilema Krüger, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Palaeugoa Durante, 20142SpeciesTaxom
Paralpenus A. Watson, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Pericaliella Dubatolov, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Popoudina Dubatolov, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocallimorpha Walker, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocragia Krüger, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogaltara Toulgoët, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoradiarctia P.G. Haynes, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothyretes Dufrane, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Pumililema Krüger, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Pusiola Wallengren, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Radiarctia Dubatolov, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidarctia Kiriakoff, 19576SpeciesTaxom
Rhodogastria Hübner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Seydelia Kiriakoff, 19764SpeciesTaxom
Siccia Walker, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 19055SpeciesTaxom
Stenarctia Aurivillius, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Teracotona Butler, 19426SpeciesTaxom
Thumatha Walker, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Thyretarctia Strand, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Trichaeta Swinhoe, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Tumicla Walker, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths3SpeciesTaxom
Xylecata Swinhoe, 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rwanda
196 Species and 7 Subspecies
Afrasura hilara Kiriakoff, 1958
Afrasura obliterata Walker, 1864
Afrasura pallescens Durante, 2009
Afrasura peripherica Strand, 1912
Afrasura peripherica hilara Kiriakoff, 1958
Afrasura violacea Cieslak & Hä..., 2006
Afroarctia bergeri de Toulgoët, 1978
Afroarctia histrionica de Toulgoët, 1978
Afroarctia kenyana Rothschild, 1933
Afroarctia mamfei de Toulgoët, 1978
Afrojavanica kostlani Gaede, 1923
Afronyctemera itokina Aurivillius, 1904
Afrospilarctia lucida Druce, 1898
Afrospilarctia unipuncta Hampson, 1905
Agaltara nebulosa de Toulgoët, 1979
Agaphthora crawshayi Hampson, 1901
Alpenus investigatorum Karsch, 1898
Alpenus nigropunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1908)⇒ Alpenus nigropunctatus Bethune-Baker, 1908
Alpenus nigropunctatus Bethune-Baker, 1908
Amata alicia Butler, 1876
Amata chrysozona Hampson, 1898
Amata reducticincta (Butler, 1876)⇒ Amata tomasina Butler, 1876
Amata rubritincta Hampson, 1903
Amata tomasina Butler, 1876
Amerila affinis Rothschild, 1910
Amerila atrivena (Hampson, 1907)⇒ Dubatolovia atrivena Hampson, 1907
Amerila bubo Walker, 1855
Amerila luteibarba Hampson, 1901
Amerila nigrivenosa Grünberg, 1910
Amerila thermochroa Hampson, 1916
Amerila vitrea Plötz, 1880
Amerila vitrea vitrea Plötz, 1880
Amphicallia pactolica Butler, 1888
Amphicallia pactolicus Butler, 1888
Anapisa endoxantha Hampson, 1914
Anapisa metarctiodes Hampson, 1907
Apisa cana (Walker, 1855)⇒ Balacra tamsi Kiriakoff, 1957
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855
Apisa fontainei Kiriakoff, 1959
Apisa microcanescens (Walker, 1855)⇒ Balacra tamsi Kiriakoff, 1957
Apisa subargentea Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Architesma turlini Volynkin, 2025
Arctiananna broetheri Kühne, 2014
Arctiananna eningae Plötz, 1880
Arctiananna eningae albifrons Kühne, 2014
Arctiananna falcata Kühne, 2014
Asbolopsyche nuyngwe Volynkin, 2025
Asura hilara Strand, 1912
Asura naumanni Kühne, 2005
Asura peripherica (Strand, 1912)⇒ Afrasura peripherica Strand, 1912
Asura violacea (Reich, 1936)⇒ Afrasura violacea Cieslak & Hä..., 2006
Automolis chapini (Holland, 1920)⇒ Metarctia rubripuncta Hampson, 1898
Automolis lateritia (Herrich-Schä..., 1855)⇒ Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Automolis pallida Hampson, 1901
Balacra compsa Jordan, 1904
Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892
Balacra fenestrata Jordan, 1904
Balacra melaena Jordan, 1904
Balacra rattrayi Rothschild, 1910
Balacra stigmatica Grünberg, 1907
Balacra tamsi Kiriakoff, 1957
Balacra vitreata Rothschild, 1910
Bergeria haematochrysia Kiriakoff, 1952
Brunia pseudosimplex Toulgoët, 1977
Carcinarctia clarissima Gaede, 1926
Carcinarctia laeliodes Hampson, 1916
Carcinarctia laeliodes clarissima Gaede, 1926
Carcinarctia laeliodes fasciata Debauche, 1942
Carcinarctia laeliodes laeliodes Hampson, 1916
Carcinarctia metamelaena Hampson, 1901
Carcinarctia rufa Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Carcinarctia xanthica (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)⇒ Utetheisa elata Fabricius, 1798
Carpostalagma chalybeata Talbot, 1929
Ceryx bivittata Walker, 1865
Ceryx crawshayi Hampson, 1901
Ceryx fulvescens Walker, 1854
Compsochromia compsa Jordan, 1904
Cragia distigmata Hampson, 1901
Cragia quadrinotata Walker, 1864
Crambidia cinnica Schaus, 1924
Creatonotos atrivena (Hampson, 1907)⇒ Dubatolovia atrivena Hampson, 1907
Creatonotos neurophaea (Hampson, 1911)⇒ Dubatolovia atrivena Hampson, 1907
Cyana flammeostrigata Karisch, 2003
Cyana flammeostrigata orientalis Karisch, 2013
Cyana hecqi Karisch & Da..., 2010
Cyana klohsi Karisch, 2003
Cyana maculata Karisch, 2013
Cyana naumanni Kühne, 2005
Cyana nemasisha Roesler, 1990
Cyana paramargarethae Karisch & Da..., 2010
Cyana rubristriga Holland, 1893
Cyana rwandana Karisch, 2013
Cyana turlini Volynkin, 2019
Disparctia varicolor de Toulgoët, 1978
Dubatolovia atrivena Hampson, 1907
Eilema bipunctigera Walker, 1864
Eilema gashorai de Toulgoët, 1980
Eilema pseudosimplex de Toulgoët, 1977
Eilema quadrinotata (Walker, 1864)⇒ Eilema bipunctigera Walker, 1864
Eilema vicara Strand, 1922
Estigmene ansorgei Rothschild, 1910
Estigmene ochreolutescens Rothschild, 1910
Estigmene pamphilia (Kiriakoff, 1958)⇒ Popoudina pamphilia Kiriakoff, 1958
Estigmene similis (Rothschild, 1910)⇒ Estigmene ochreolutescens Rothschild, 1910
Eurozonosia fulvinigra Hampson, 1914
Eyralpenus scioana Oberthür, 1879
Galtara aurivilii Pagenstecher, 1901
Galtara convergens de Toulgoët, 1979
Galtara doriae Oberthür, 1880
Galtara elongata Swinhoe, 1907
Galtara laportei de Toulgoët, 1979
Galtara reticulata Hampson, 1909
Galtara turlini de Toulgoët, 1979
Hyalurga leucophlebia Hering, 1925
Kiriakoffalia costimacula Joicey & Talbot, 1924
Macrodicella derelicta Debauche, 1942
Mecistorhabdia haematoessa Holland, 1893
Meganaclia perpusilla Walker, 1856
Menegites sulphurea Bartel, 1903
Metamicroptera christophi Przybylowicz, 2005
Metamicroptera paradoxa (Romieux, 1934)⇒ Metamicroptera rotundata Hulstaert, 1923
Metamicroptera rotundata Hulstaert, 1923
Metapiconoma rattrayi (Rothschild, 1910)⇒ Balacra rattrayi Rothschild, 1910
Metarctia alticola Aurivillius, 1925
Metarctia benitensis Holland, 1893
Metarctia bipuncta (Joicey & Talbot, 1924)⇒ Metarctia pulverea Hampson, 1907
Metarctia burungae Debauche, 1942
Metarctia flavicincta Aurivillius, 1900
Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901
Metarctia flora Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia forsteri Kiriakoff, 1955
Metarctia insignis Kiriakoff, 1959
Metarctia katriona (Kiriakoff, 1957)⇒ Metarctia flora Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Metarctia lindemannae Kiriakoff, 1961
Metarctia paremphares Holland, 1893
Metarctia pulverea Hampson, 1907
Metarctia rhodites (Kiriakoff, 1957)⇒ Metarctia alticola Aurivillius, 1925
Metarctia rubripuncta Hampson, 1898
Metarctia rufescens Walker, 1855
Metarctia virgata Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Nanna broetheri Kühne, 2014
Nanna falcata Kühne, 2014
Neobalacra paradoxa (Hering, 1932)⇒ Metamicroptera rotundata Hulstaert, 1923
Neuroxena ansorgei Kirby, 1896
Nyctemera hemixantha Aurivillius, 1904
Nyctemera itokina (Aurivillius, 1904)⇒ Afronyctemera itokina Aurivillius, 1904
Orphnitilema gashorai Toulgoët, 1980
Palaeugoa megala Volynkin & L..., 2020
Palaeugoa peregrina Hacker, 2014
Paralpenus nigrilinea Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Paralpenus paucipuncta Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Paralpenus wintgensi Strand, 1909
Pericaliella melanodisca Hampson, 1907
Pericaliella popoudinae Dubatolov, 2017
Popoudina (Popoudina) pamphilia Kiriakoff, 1958
Pseudocallimorpha doriae (Oberthür, 1880)⇒ Galtara doriae Oberthür, 1880
Pseudocragia quadrinotata Walker, 1864
Pseudogaltara inexpectata de Toulgoët, 1979
Pseudoradiarctia rhodesiana Hampson, 1900
Pseudothyretes erubescens Hampson, 1901
Pseudothyretes kamitugensis Dufrane, 1945
Pseudothyretes perpusilla Walker, 1856
Pumililema minutissima Kiriakoff, 1958
Pusiola derelicta Debauche, 1942
Pusiola straminea Hampson, 1901
Radiarctia melanochoria Hering, 1932
Radiarctia melanochorium (Hering, 1932)⇒ Radiarctia melanochoria Hering, 1932
Radiarctia rhodesiana Hampson, 1900
Rhipidarctia crameri Kiriakoff, 1961
Rhipidarctia forsteri Kiriakoff, 1953
Rhipidarctia punctulata (Kiriakoff, 1963)⇒ Rhipidarctia forsteri Kiriakoff, 1953
Rhipidarctia ruandae Kiriakoff, 1961
Rhipidarctia subminiata Kiriakoff, 1959
Rhipidarctia unicolor (Kiriakoff, 1957)⇒ Rhipidarctia forsteri Kiriakoff, 1953
Rhodogastria atrivena (Hampson, 1907)⇒ Dubatolovia atrivena Hampson, 1907
Seydelia celsicola de Toulgoët, 1976
Seydelia ellioti Butler, 1896
Seydelia kostlani (Gaede, 1923)⇒ Afrojavanica kostlani Gaede, 1923
Seydelia turlini de Toulgoët, 1976
Siccia elgona Kühne, 2007
Siccia imana Volynkin, 2019
Spilosoma angolensis (Bartel, 1903)⇒ Pseudoradiarctia rhodesiana Hampson, 1900
Spilosoma leopoldi (Tams, 1935)⇒ Afroarctia mamfei de Toulgoët, 1978
Spilosoma steudeli (Bartel, 1903)⇒ Afrospilarctia lucida Druce, 1898
Spilosoma sulphurea (Bartel, 1903)⇒ Metamicroptera christophi Przybylowicz, 2005
Spilosoma unipuncta Hampson, 1905
Stenarctia quadripunctata Aurivillius, 1900
Teracotona (Neoteracotona) pallida Joicey & Talbot, 1924
Teracotona (Neoteracotona) translucens Grünberg, 1907
Teracotona clara Holland, 1892
Teracotona multistrigata Joicey & Talbot, 1924
Teracotona subflava (Grünberg, 1907)⇒ Teracotona translucens Grünberg, 1907
Teracotona wittei Debauche, 1942
Thumatha brunnea Kühne, 2007
Thyretarctia schoutedeni Kiriakoff, 1953
Trichaeta bivittata Walker, 1864
Trichaeta fulvescens Walker, 1854
Tumicla turlini Volynkin & L..., 2020
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) elata Fabricius, 1798
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758
Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758Crimson-speckled Flunkey
Xylecata hemixantha Aurivillius, 1904

Subnodes of Arctiinae with occurrences in Rwanda
TribeAmerilini
Dubatolov, 2009
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeArctiini
Leach, 1815
Tiger Moths
32
73
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLithosiini
Billberg, 1820
Lichen Moths
21
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSyntomini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
19
66
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Arctiinae at dyntaxa.se
Arctiinae at gbif.org
Arctiinae at itis.gov