Checklist for Subfamily Arctiinae Leach, 1815 (Ctenuchid moths)
and region South Nigeria (Nigeria)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 91
467
775 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 91
467
775 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 87
438
716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 72
405
687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
313
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
313
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
313
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
231
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
223
348 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
141
223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 69
95 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths | 19
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for South Nigeria
19 Genera with 26 Species | Alpenus Walker, 1989 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amata Fabricius, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amerila Walker, 1911 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Amphicallia Aurivillius, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amsacta Walker, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anapisa Kiriakoff, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archithosia Birket-Smith, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automolis Hübner, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Balacra Walker, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiromachla Strand, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cragia Birket-Smith, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyana Walker, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1911 | Lichen Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paralpenus A. Watson, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhipidarctia Kiriakoff, 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenarctia Aurivillius, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yelva Birket-Smith, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zobida Birket-Smith, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South Nigeria
26 Species | Alpenus microsticta (Hampson, 1920) | ⇒ Alpenus microstictus Hampson, 1920 | | Alpenus thomasi A. Watson, 1989 | | | Amata lagosensis Hampson, 1907 | | | Amata tritonia Hampson, 1911 | | | Amerila castanea Hampson, 1911 | | | Amerila luteibarba Hampson, 1901 | | | Amerila metasarca Hampson, 1911 | | | Amerila sarconota Hampson, 1911 | | | Amphicallia pactolicus Butler, 1888 | | | Amsacta stygioides Rothschild, 1916 | | | Anapisa lamborni Rothschild, 1913 | | | Archithosia costimacula Mabille, 1878 | | | Automolis aurantiifusa Rothschild, 1913 | | | Balacra humphreyi Rothschild, 1912 | | | Chiromachla perspicua Walker, 1854 | | | Cragia distigmata Hampson, 1901 | | | Cyana farquharsoni Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Cyana rubritermina Bethune-Baker, 1911 | | | Eilema mesosticta Hampson, 1911 | | | Paralpenus flavizonata Hampson, 1911 | | | Rhipidarctia aurantiifusca Rothschild, 1913 | | | Rhipidarctia postrosea Rothschild, 1913 | | | Spilosoma metaleuca Hampson, 1905 | | | Stenarctia griseipennis Hampson, 1911 | | | Yelva obscura Birket-Smith, 1965 | | | Zobida jacobsi Hampson, 1914 | |
Subnodes of Arctiinae with occurrences in South Nigeria
Links, sources and further information Arctiinae at artfakta.se
Arctiinae at dyntaxa.se
Arctiinae at gbif.org
Arctiinae at itis.gov
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