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Checklist for Tribe Attacini Linnaeus, 1767
and region East Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
743
20447
107483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
739
20429
107440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
708
20177
106478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
435
15998
93602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
4923
29836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
4919
29827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
83
4908
29785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
3088
21330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
2761
19757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
190
1614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
64
768
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
56
760
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttacini
Linnaeus, 1767
3
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Africa
3 Genera with 45 Species
Drepanoptera Rothschild, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 200747SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
45 Species and 3 Subspecies
Epiphora acuta Darge, 2012
Epiphora albidus Druce, 1886
Epiphora antinorii Oberthür, 1880
Epiphora atbarina (Butler, 1877)⇒ Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829
Epiphora atbarinus Butler, 1877
Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829African Atlas moth
Epiphora bauhiniae bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1832
Epiphora bauhiniae vera Janse, 1918
Epiphora bedoci Bouvier, 1929
Epiphora boursini Testout, 1935
Epiphora brunnea Bouvier, 1930
Epiphora congolana Bouvier, 1929
Epiphora cotei Testout, 1935
Epiphora elianae Rougeot, 1974
Epiphora eugeniae Darge, 2012
Epiphora fournierae Le Moult, 1945
Epiphora getula Maassen & We..., 1885
Epiphora imperator Stoneham, 1933
Epiphora intermedia Rougeot, 1955
Epiphora kipengerensis Darge, 2007
Epiphora leae Darge, 2012
Epiphora lecerfi Testout, 1935
Epiphora lugardi Kirby, 1894
Epiphora magdalena Gruenberg, 1909
Epiphora manowensis Gschwandner, 1923
Epiphora manowiensis Gschwandner., 1923
Epiphora marginimacula Joicey & Talbot, 1924
Epiphora murphyi Bouyer, 2008
Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902
Epiphora mythimnia Westwood, 1849
Epiphora newporti Bouyer, 2007
Epiphora noigamagetana (Stoneham, 1933)⇒ Epiphora albidus Druce, 1886
Epiphora nubilosa Testout, 1938
Epiphora oberprieleri Bouyer, 2008
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Epiphora ploetzi Weymer, 1880
Epiphora pygmaea Bouvier, 1929
Epiphora rectifascia Rothschild, 1907
Epiphora rectifascia watulegei Rougeot, 1974
Epiphora rotunda Naumann, 2006
Epiphora schultzei Aurivillius, 1905
Epiphora ugandensis (Testout., 1948)⇒ Epiphora marginimacula Joicey & Talbot, 1924
Epiphora vacuna Westwood, 1849
Epiphora vera Janse, 1918
Epiphora vicina Darge, 2012
Epiphora watulegei Rougeot, 1974
Epiphora werneri Darge, 2007
Samia cynthia Drury, 1773Ailanthus silk moth


Links, sources and further information
Attacini at afromoths.net
Attacini at itis.gov