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Checklist for Tribe Arctiini Leach, 1815 (Tiger Moths)
and region Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
62
1618
4423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1126
3311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1063
3167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
588
1435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
280
793
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
113
286
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeArctiini
Leach, 1815
Tiger Moths
48
119
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
48 Genera with 119 Species
#ABCEGIKLMNPRSTUX
Acantharctia Aurivillius, 19106SpeciesTaxom
Afroarctia de Toulgoët, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Afromurzinia Dubatolov & ..., 18551SpeciesTaxom
Afronyctemera Dubatolov, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Afrospilarctia Dubatolov, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Afrowatsonius Dubatolov, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Agaltara Toulgoët, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Aloa Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Alpenus Walker, 19086SpeciesTaxom
Alytarchia Hübner, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Amphicallia Aurivillius, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Amsacta Walker, 18555SpeciesTaxom
Arctia Schrank, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Argina Hübner, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Binna Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Chiromachla Strand, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Creatonotos Hübner, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Epidesma Huebner, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Estigmene Hübner, 1855Ermine Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Euchromia Hübner, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Eyralpenus Butler, 18558SpeciesTaxom
Galtara Walker, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Ischnarctia Bartel, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Karschiola Gaede, 20232SpeciesTaxom
Leucaloa Butler, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Logunovium Dubatolov, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Menegites Kiriakoff, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Micralarctia A. Watson, 18607SpeciesTaxom
Neritos Walker, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Nyctemera Hübner, 1880Leptosomas5SpeciesTaxom
Parachelonia Kirby, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Paralacydes Aurivillius, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Phragmatobia Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Podomachla Strand, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Poecilarctia Aurivillius, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Popoudina Dubatolov, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocallimorpha Walker, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoradiarctia P.G. Haynes, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Radiarctia Dubatolov, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Rhodogastria Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Saenura Wallengren, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Seydelia Kiriakoff, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 190516SpeciesTaxom
Teracotona Butler, 185514SpeciesTaxom
Thyrgis Walker, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Ustjuzhania Dubatolov, 20093SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths3SpeciesTaxom
Xylecata Swinhoe, 18801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
119 Species and 9 Subspecies
Acantharctia aurivillii (Bartel, 1903)⇒ Acantharctia flavicosta Hampson, 1900
Acantharctia flavicosta Hampson, 1900
Acantharctia lacteata (Rothschild, 1933)⇒ Acantharctia nigrivena Rothschild, 1935
Acantharctia mundata Walker, 1865
Acantharctia nigrivena Rothschild, 1935
Acantharctia tenuifasciata Hampson, 1910
Afroarctia kenyana Rothschild, 1933
Afromurzinia lutescens Walker, 1855
Afronyctemera itokina Aurivillius, 1904
Afrospilarctia unipuncta Hampson, 1905
Afrowatsonius marginalis Walker, 1855
Agaltara nebulosa de Toulgoët, 1979
Aloa marginalis (Walker, 1855)⇒ Creatonotos ramivitta Walker, 1855
Alpenus cribraria (Karsch, 1898)⇒ Alpenus extrema Karsch, 1898
Alpenus extrema Karsch, 1898
Alpenus investigatorum Karsch, 1898
Alpenus mhondana (Karsch, 1898)⇒ Alpenus extrema Karsch, 1898
Alpenus nigropunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1908)⇒ Alpenus nigropunctatus Bethune-Baker, 1908
Alpenus nigropunctatus Bethune-Baker, 1908
Alytarchia amanda Boisduval, 1847
Alytarchia leonina Walker, 1865
Amphicallia bellatrix Dalman, 1823
Amphicallia pardalina (Dalman, 1823)⇒ Amphicallia bellatrix Dalman, 1823
Amphicallia thelwalli Druce, 1882
Amphicallia thelwalli thelwalli Druce, 1882
Amsacta elongata Rothschild, 1933
Amsacta grammiphlebia Hampson, 1901
Amsacta latimarginalis Rothschild, 1933
Amsacta latimarginalis elongata Rothschild, 1933
Amsacta marginalis Walker, 1855
Arctia clostera Smith, 1957
Argina amanda (Boisduval, 1847)⇒ Alytarchia amanda Boisduval, 1847
Argina leonina (Walker, 1865)⇒ Alytarchia leonina Walker, 1865
Binna penicillata Walker, 1865
Chiromachla leuconoe Hopffer, 1857
Creatonotos confluens Walker, 1855
Creatonotos marginalis (Walker, 1855)⇒ Afrowatsonius marginalis Walker, 1855
Creatonotos punctivitta Walker, 1855
Creatonotos ramivitta Walker, 1855
Epidesma melanitis (Hübner, 1827)⇒ Episcepsis melanitis Hübner, 1818
Estigmene tenuistrigata Hampson, 1900
Estigmene trivitta Walker, 1855
Euchromia folletii Guérin-Ménev..., 1832South African day-flying moth
Eyralpenus diplosticta Hampson, 1900
Eyralpenus inconspicua Rothschild, 1910
Eyralpenus kovtunovitchi Dubatolov, 2011
Eyralpenus meinhofi Bartel, 1903
Eyralpenus melanocera Hampson, 1916
Eyralpenus scioana Oberthür, 1879
Eyralpenus sublutea Bartel, 1903
Eyralpenus testacea Walker, 1855
Galtara aurivilii Pagenstecher, 1901
Galtara doriae Oberthür, 1880
Galtara fasciata Aurivillius, 1897
Ischnarctia brunnescens Bartel, 1903
Karschiola holoclera Karsch, 1894
Karschiola ndzou László & Vol..., 2023
Leucaloa nyasica Hampson, 1911
Logunovium scortillum Wallengren, 1875
Menegites sulphurea Bartel, 1903
Micralarctia auricinctum Butler, 1896
Micralarctia nyassana Bartel, 1903
Micralarctia punctulata (Wallengren, 1860)⇒ Micralarctia punctulatum Wallengren, 1860
Micralarctia punctulatum Wallengren, 1860
Micralarctia punctulatum auricinctum Butler, 1897
Micralarctia punctulatum nyassana Bartel, 1903
Micralarctia punctulatum punctulatum Wallengren, 1860
Neritos cyclopera (Hampson, 1905)⇒ Trichromia cyclopera Hampson, 1905
Nyctemera apicalis (Walker, 1854)⇒ Podomachla apicalis Walker, 1854
Nyctemera itokina (Aurivillius, 1904)⇒ Afronyctemera itokina Aurivillius, 1904
Nyctemera leuconoe (Hopffer, 1857)⇒ Chiromachla leuconoe Hopffer, 1857
Nyctemera leuconoe leuconoe Hopffer, 1857
Nyctemera xanthura Plötz, 1880
Parachelonia murphyi Dubatolov, 2016
Paralacydes ramosa Hampson, 1907
Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758Ruby Tiger
Podomachla apicalis Walker, 1854
Podomachla communicata Strand, 1909
Podomachla persecta Strand, 1909
Poecilarctia rubricosta Talbot, 1929
Poecilarctia venata Aurivillius, 1921
Popoudina (Popoudina) linea Walker, 1855
Pseudocallimorpha doriae (Oberthür, 1880)⇒ Galtara doriae Oberthür, 1880
Pseudoradiarctia pallida P.G. Haynes, 2011
Pseudoradiarctia rhodesiana Hampson, 1900
Radiarctia rhodesiana Hampson, 1900
Radiarctia screabile Wallengren, 1875
Rhodogastria amasis Cramer, 1779Tri-coloured Tiger Moth
Saenura flava Wallengren, 1858
Seydelia ellioti Butler, 1896
Spilosoma angolensis (Bartel, 1903)⇒ Pseudoradiarctia rhodesiana Hampson, 1900
Spilosoma baxteri Rothschild, 1910
Spilosoma bipartita Rothschild, 1933
Spilosoma euryphlebia Hampson, 1903
Spilosoma karschi Bartel, 1903
Spilosoma latiradiata Hampson, 1901
Spilosoma lineata (Walker, 1855)⇒ Ustjuzhania lineata Walker, 1855
Spilosoma lutescens (Walker, 1855)⇒ Afromurzinia lutescens Walker, 1855
Spilosoma nigrocastanea Rothschild, 1917
Spilosoma nyasana Rothschild, 1933
Spilosoma nyasica Hampson, 1911
Spilosoma scortillum (Wallengren, 1876)⇒ Logunovium scortillum Wallengren, 1875
Spilosoma screabile (Wallengren, 1875)⇒ Radiarctia screabile Wallengren, 1875
Spilosoma sulphurea (Bartel, 1903)⇒ Metamicroptera christophi Przybylowicz, 2005
Spilosoma unimaculata (Rothschild, 1933)⇒ Eyralpenus sublutea Bartel, 1903
Spilosoma unipuncta Hampson, 1905
Teracotona (Neoteracotona) kovtunovitchi Dubatolov, 2011
Teracotona (Neoteracotona) translucens Grünberg, 1907
Teracotona (Teracotona) euprepia Hampson, 1900
Teracotona euprepia bicolor de Toulgoët, 1980
Teracotona (Teracotona) submaculata Walker, 1855
Teracotona (Teracotona) trifasciata Bartel, 1903
Teracotona approximans Rothschild, 1917
Teracotona bicolor de Toulgoët, 1980
Teracotona homeyeri Rothschild, 1910
Teracotona metaxantha Hampson, 1909
Teracotona mirabilis (Bartel, 1903)⇒ Anaphosia pectinata Hampson, 1910
Teracotona roseata (Walker, 1855)⇒ Teracotona submacula Walker, 1855
Teracotona subflava (Grünberg, 1907)⇒ Teracotona translucens Grünberg, 1907
Teracotona submacula Walker, 1855
Thyrgis basipunctata Hering, 1926
Ustjuzhania albida Bartel, 1903
Ustjuzhania lineata Walker, 1855
Ustjuzhania lineata malawica Dubatolov, 2009
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758
Utetheisa pulchella dilutior Rothschild, 1910
Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758Crimson-speckled Flunkey
Xylecata xanthura Plötz, 1880

Subnodes of Arctiini with occurrences in Malawi
SubtribeArctiina
Leach, 1815
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeCallimorphina
Seitz, 1910
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeEuchromiina
Butler, 1876
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeNyctemerina
Kirby, 1892
10
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePericopina
Walker, 1869
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePhaegopterina
Kirby, 1892
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeSpilosomina
Kirby, 1892
29
87
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeUtetheisina
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Arctiini at artfakta.se
Arctiini at dyntaxa.se
Arctiini at itis.gov