Checklist for Genus Asura Walker, 1854 (Tiger Moths)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1133
4496 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1029
4268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
580
1780 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 284
1013 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths | 112
408 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Lithosiini
Billberg, 1820
Lichen Moths | 48
150 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Nudariina
Lafontaine & Fibiger, 2006
| 7
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Genus | Asura
Walker, 1854
Tiger Moths | 15 | Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Nigeria
1 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for Nigeria
15 Species | Asura fulvia (Hampson, 1900) | ⇒ Paraona interjecta Strand, 1912 | | Asura fulvimarginata Hampson, 1904 | | | Asura gabunica Walker, 1865 | | | Asura guntheri Walker, 1865 | | | Asura hieroglyphica (Rothschild, 1913) | ⇒ Afrasura hieroglyphica Bethune-Baker, 1911 | | Asura indecisa Walker, 1869 | | | Asura numida (Holland, 1893) | ⇒ Afrasura numida Holland, 1893 | | Asura obliterata (Walker, 1864) | ⇒ Afrasura obliterata Walker, 1864 | | Asura obscurodiscalis Rothschild, 1936 | | | Asura obsolescens (Hampson, 1914) | ⇒ Paraona interjecta Strand, 1912 | | Asura rivulosa (Walker, 1854) | ⇒ Afrasura rivulosa Walker, 1854 | | Asura rosacea Bethune-Baker, 1904 | | | Asura rufostria Walker, 1865 | | | Asura subfulvia Kiriakoff, 1954 | | | Asura xantha (Walker, 1865) | ⇒ Afrasura obliterata Walker, 1864 |
Links, sources and further information Asura at afromoths.net
Asura at gbif.org
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