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Checklist for Tribe Arctiini Leach, 1815 (Tiger Moths)
and region Senegal (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
3017
6558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
336
3014
6554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
323
2967
6456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
2384
5604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
538
1178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
538
1178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
538
1178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
393
944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
371
907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
163
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
81
195
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
29
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeArctiini
Leach, 1815
Tiger Moths
20
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Senegal
20 Genera with 59 Species
Acantharctia Aurivillius, 19105SpeciesTaxom
Afrowatsonius Dubatolov, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Aloa Walker, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Alpenus Walker, 19899SpeciesTaxom
Alytarchia Hübner, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Amsacta Walker, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Argina Hübner, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Creatonotos Hübner, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Diacrisia Hubner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Epilacydes Butler, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Estigmene Hübner, 1910Ermine Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Euchromia Hübner, 17756SpeciesTaxom
Eyralpenus Butler, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Logunovium Dubatolov, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Micralarctia A. Watson, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoradiarctia P.G. Haynes, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 19339SpeciesTaxom
Teracotona Butler, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Thyrgis Walker, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Senegal
59 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acantharctia lacteata (Rothschild, 1933)⇒ Acantharctia nigrivena Rothschild, 1935
Acantharctia mundata Walker, 1865
Acantharctia nigrivena Rothschild, 1935
Acantharctia nivea Hampson, 1907
Acantharctia tenuifasciata Hampson, 1910
Afrowatsonius confluens Rothschild, 1933
Afrowatsonius marginalis Walker, 1855
Aloa marginalis (Walker, 1855)⇒ Creatonotos ramivitta Walker, 1855
Aloa moloneyi Druce, 1887
Aloa senegalensis Rothschild, 1933
Alpenus affiniola Strand, 1919
Alpenus affinis (Strand, 1919)⇒ Alpenus auriculatus A. Watson, 1988
Alpenus auriculatus A. Watson, 1988
Alpenus diffinis (Strand, 1919)⇒ Alpenus auriculatus A. Watson, 1988
Alpenus homaema (Strand, 1919)⇒ Alpenus auriculatus A. Watson, 1988
Alpenus kordofanus Stoll, 1781
Alpenus maculosa (Stoll, 1781)⇒ Alpenus kordofanus Stoll, 1781
Alpenus maculosus Stoll, 1781
Alpenus thomasi A. Watson, 1989
Alytarchia leonina Walker, 1865
Amsacta hampsoni (Rothschild, 1910)⇒ Aloa moloneyi Druce, 1887
Amsacta senegalensis (Rothschild, 1933)⇒ Aloa moloneyi Druce, 1887
Argina leonina (Walker, 1865)⇒ Alytarchia leonina Walker, 1865
Creatonotos confluens Walker, 1855
Creatonotos marginalis (Walker, 1855)⇒ Afrowatsonius marginalis Walker, 1855
Creatonotos ramivitta Walker, 1855
Diacrisia occidens (Rothschild, 1910)⇒ Spilosoma occidens Rothschild, 1910
Epilacydes scita Walker, 1865
Epilacydes unilinea Rothschild, 1910
Estigmene flaviceps Hampson, 1907
Estigmene laglaizei Rothschild, 1910
Estigmene scita (Walker, 1864)⇒ Epilacydes scita Walker, 1865
Estigmene senegalensis (Rothschild, 1933)⇒ Spilosoma curvilinea Walker, 1855
Estigmene testaceoflava Rothschild, 1933
Estigmene unilinea (Rothschild, 1910)⇒ Epilacydes unilinea Rothschild, 1910
Euchromia folletii Guérin-Ménev..., 1832South African day-flying moth
Euchromia formosa (Guérin-Ménev..., 1832)⇒ Euchromia gemmata Butler, 1887
Euchromia fulvida (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Euchromia lethe Fabricius, 1775
Euchromia gemmata Butler, 1887
Euchromia lethe Fabricius, 1775Basker
Euchromia nigricincta (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Euchromia lethe Fabricius, 1775
Eyralpenus (Pareyralpenus) quadrilunata Hampson, 1901
Logunovium nigricosta Holland, 1893
Logunovium nigricostum Holland, 1893
Micralarctia punctulata (Wallengren, 1860)⇒ Micralarctia punctulatum Wallengren, 1860
Micralarctia punctulatum Wallengren, 1860
Micralarctia punctulatum euproctina Aurivillius, 1899
Pseudoradiarctia scita Walker, 1865
Spilosoma castelli Rothschild, 1933
Spilosoma castelli castelli Rothschild, 1933
Spilosoma curvilinea Walker, 1855
Spilosoma occidens Rothschild, 1910
Spilosoma occidens occidens Rothschild, 1910
Spilosoma quadrilunata (Hampson, 1901)⇒ Eyralpenus quadrilunata Hampson, 1901
Spilosoma rava Druce, 1898
Spilosoma rava rava Druce, 1898
Spilosoma senegalensis Rothschild, 1933
Teracotona (Teracotona) rhodophaea Walker, 1865
Teracotona irregularis Gaede, 1926
Teracotona senegalensis Rothschild, 1933
Thyrgis basipunctata Hering, 1926
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758
Utetheisa pulchella kallima Swinhoe, 1907
Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758Crimson-speckled Flunkey

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

Taxom

SubtribeCallimorphina
Seitz, 1910
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeEuchromiina
Butler, 1876
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePericopina
Walker, 1869
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeSpilosomina
Kirby, 1892
14
47
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeUtetheisina
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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