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Checklist for Tribe Arctiini Leach, 1815 (Tiger Moths)
and region West Bengal (East India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
299
2570
5220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
298
2569
5219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
282
2505
5118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
183
1984
4207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
634
980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
48
633
980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
633
980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
470
755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
452
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
162
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
80
113
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
30
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeArctiini
Leach, 1815
Tiger Moths
12
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Bengal
12 Genera with 18 Species
Aloa Walker, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Alphaea Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Argina Hübner, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Creatonotos Hübner, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Epidesma Huebner, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Hyalurga Hübner, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Juxtarctia Kirt & Kaleka, 2002
0SpeciesTaxom
Nyctemera Hübner, 1854Leptosomas2SpeciesTaxom
Pericallia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 18656SpeciesTaxom
Trichura Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1907Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Bengal
18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aloa lactinea Cramer, 1777Red costate tiger moth
Alphaea (Alphaea) fulvohirta Walker, 1855
Argina argus (Kollar, 1844)⇒ Mangina argus Kollar, 1847
Creatonotos (Phissama) transiens Walker, 1855
Creatonotos gangis Linnaeus, 1767Hairy caterpillar
Epidesma melanitis (Hübner, 1827)⇒ Episcepsis melanitis Hübner, 1818
Hyalurga ergolis Walker, 1854
Nyctemera (Deilemera) maculata Walker, 1854
Nyctemera varians Walker, 1854
Pericallia ricini (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Olepa ricini Fabricius, 1775
Spilosoma (Diacrisia) rhodophila (Walker, 1864)⇒ Lemyra rhodophila Walker, 1864
Spilosoma gopara Moore, 1859
Spilosoma multivittata (Moore, 1865)⇒ Lemyra multivittata Moore, 1865
Spilosoma nigrifrons Walker, 1865
Spilosoma rubilinea (Moore, 1865)⇒ Spilosoma discinigra Moore, 1866
Spilosoma stigmata (Moore, 1865)⇒ Lemyra stigmata Moore, 1865
Trichura latifascia ismene Möschler, 1878
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907Crimson Spotted Moth

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

Taxom

SubtribeCallimorphina
Seitz, 1910
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeCtenuchina
Kirby, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeEuchromiina
Butler, 1876
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeNyctemerina
Kirby, 1892
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePericopina
Walker, 1869
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeSpilosomina
Kirby, 1892
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeUtetheisina
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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