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Checklist for Tribe Bunaeini Packard, 1902
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3780
15848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
3774
15825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3756
15683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
2174
9239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1968
8389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
151
590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
47
174
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
43
169
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeBunaeini
Packard, 1902
16
95
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
16 Genera with 95 Species
Athletes Karsch, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Aurivillius Packard, 18495SpeciesTaxom
Bunaea Hübner, 186010SpeciesTaxom
Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 18976SpeciesTaxom
Cinabra Sonthonnax, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Cirina Walker, 18979SpeciesTaxom
Gonimbrasia Butler, 186520SpeciesTaxom
Gynanisa Walker, 200817SpeciesTaxom
Heniocha Hübner, 188110SpeciesTaxom
Imbrasia Hübner, 18477SpeciesTaxom
Lobobunaea Packard, 17935SpeciesTaxom
Melanocera Sonthonnax, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Nudaurelia Rothschild, 19725SpeciesTaxom
Pseudimbrasia Rougeot, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 18497SpeciesTaxom
Rohaniella Bouvier, 18852SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
95 Species and 17 Subspecies
Athletes gigas Sonthonnax, 1902
Athletes semialba Sonthonnax, 1904
Aurivillius arata Westwood, 1849
Aurivillius aratus Westwood, 1849
Aurivillius divaricatus Bouvier, 1927
Aurivillius fusca Rothschild, 1895
Aurivillius fuscus Westwood, 1849
Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth
Bunaea alcinoe aslauga Kirby, 1877
Bunaea aslauga (Kirby, 1877)⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780
Bunaea barbertonia (Oberthür, 1910)⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780
Bunaea caffra (Hübner, 1820)⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780
Bunaea caffraria (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780
Bunaea debeeri (Oberthür, 1910)⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780
Bunaea durbania (Oberthür, 1910)⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780
Bunaea nyctalops Wallengren, 1860
Bunaea punctigera Wallengren, 1860
Bunaeopsis annabellae Lemaire & Ro..., 1975
Bunaeopsis arabella Aurivillius, 1893
Bunaeopsis jacksoni Jordan, 1908
Bunaeopsis oubie Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Bunaeopsis princeps Le Cerf, 1918
Bunaeopsis rendalli Rothschild, 1897
Cinabra bracteata Distant, 1897
Cinabra hyperbius Westwood, 1881
Cirina forda Westwood, 1849Pallid Emperor Moth
Cirina forda cervina Westwood, 1881
Cirina forda forda Westwood, 1849
Cirina forda invenusta Wallengren, 1860
Cirina forda semicaeca Walker, 1855
Cirina forda similis Distant, 1897
Cirina invenusta Wallengren, 1860
Cirina semicaeca Walker, 1855
Cirina similis Distant, 1897
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) anna Maassen & We..., 1885
Gonimbrasia anna anna Maassen, 1885
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) macrothyris Rothschild, 1906
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) rectilineata Sonthonnax, 1899
Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849Mopane Moth
Gonimbrasia bubo Bouvier, 1930
Gonimbrasia capensis Cramer, 1780
Gonimbrasia carnegiei Janse, 1918
Gonimbrasia carnigiei Janse, 1918
Gonimbrasia clarki Geertsema, 1971
Gonimbrasia cytherea Fabricius, 1775
Gonimbrasia gueinzii Staudinger, 1872
Gonimbrasia hoehnelii Rogenhofer, 1891
Gonimbrasia perscitus Darge, 1992
Gonimbrasia petiveri Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea Cramer, 1775Willow tree caterpillar
Gonimbrasia wahlbergii (Boisduval, 1847)⇒ Nudaurelia wahlbergina Rougeot, 1972
Gonimbrasia wahlbergii wahlbergii Boisduval, 1847
Gonimbrasia werneri Darge, 2018
Gonimbrasia zambesina Walker, 1865
Gynanisa ata Strand, 1911
Gynanisa campionea (Signoret, 1845)⇒ Gynanisa maia Klug, 1836
Gynanisa isis (Duncan & Wes..., 1841)⇒ Gynanisa maia Klug, 1836
Gynanisa maia Klug, 1836
Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836Chipumi
Gynanisa maja campiona Girard, 1882
Gynanisa maja campionea Signoret, 1845
Gynanisa maja isis Westwood, 1841
Gynanisa maja macromaja Strand, 1920
Gynanisa maja maja Klug, 1836
Gynanisa maja tata Wallengren, 1860
Gynanisa melanica Pinhey, 1968
Gynanisa meridiei Darge, 2008
Gynanisa nigra (Bouvier, 1927)⇒ Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836
Gynanisa tata Wallengren, 1860
Gynanisa westwoodi W. Rothschild, 1895
Gynanisa zimba Darge, 2008
Heniocha apollina (Maassen, 1927)⇒ Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1782
Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1782
Heniocha bioculata (Aurivillius, 1879)⇒ Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872
Heniocha distincta Bryk, 1939
Heniocha divisa (Bryk, 1939)⇒ Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1782
Heniocha dryops (Maassen, 1872)⇒ Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872
Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872Marbled Emperor
Heniocha lindti (Grünberg, 1910)⇒ Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1782
Heniocha marnois (Rogenhofer, 1891)⇒ Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872
Heniocha terpsichorina (Westwood, 1881)⇒ Acosmeryx beatae Cadiou, 2005
Imbrasia anna (Maassen & We..., 1885)⇒ Gonimbrasia anna Maassen & We..., 1885
Imbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Gonimbrasia cytherea Fabricius, 1775
Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904
Imbrasia gueinzii (Staudinger, 1872)⇒ Nudaurelia gueinzii Staudinger, 1872
Imbrasia rectilineata Sonthonnax, 1899
Imbrasia tyrrhena tyrrhena
Imbrasia wahlbergi Boisduval, 1847
Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849
Lobobunaea angasana Westwood, 1849
Lobobunaea falcatissima (Rougeot, 1962)⇒ Lobobunaea christyi Sharpe, 1899
Lobobunaea phaedusa Drury, 1782
Lobobunaea saturnus Fabricius, 1793
Melanocera dargei Terral, 1991
Melanocera menippe Westwood, 1849
Nudaurelia carnegiei Janse, 1918
Nudaurelia dione Fabricius, 1793
Nudaurelia gueinzii Staudinger, 1872
Nudaurelia macrothyris Rothschild, 1906
Nudaurelia wahlbergina Rougeot, 1972
Pseudimbrasia deyrollei Thomson, 1858
Pseudimbrasia deyrollii Oberthür, 1910
Pseudobunaea epithyrena Maassen & We..., 1885
Pseudobunaea heyeri Weymer, 1896
Pseudobunaea irius Fabricius, 1793
Pseudobunaea natalensis Aurivillius, 1893
Pseudobunaea patruelis Distant, 1903
Pseudobunaea tyrrhena Westwood, 1849
Pseudobunaea tyrrhena tyrrhena Westwood, 1849
Rohaniella pygmaea Maassen & We..., 1885Pigmy Emperor
Rohaniella pygmaea pygmaea Maassen & We..., 1885


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