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Checklist for Subfamily Calpinae Boisduval, 1840 (Fruit-piercing Moths)
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
58
1314
4091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
1313
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
1313
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
914
3175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
830
3009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
470
1743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
215
781
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
6
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
6 Genera with 19 Species
Eudocima Billberg, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Hemiceratoides Strand, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Maxera Walker, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Oraesia Guenée, 190910SpeciesTaxom
Plusiodonta Guenée, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Polydesma Boisduval, 18333SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Eudocima (Elygea) materna Linnaeus, 1767Dot underwing moth
Eudocima (Othreis) phalonia Linnaeus, 1763
Hemiceratoides thisbe Fawcett, 1918
Maxera digoniata Hampson, 1902
Maxera marchalii Boisduval, 1833
Maxera nigriceps (Walker, 1858)⇒ Maxera marchalii Boisduval, 1833
Oraesia (Fawcetticana) cerne Fawcett, 1916
Oraesia alliciens (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794
Oraesia camaguina (Swinhoe, 1918)⇒ Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794
Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794Small oresia
Oraesia emarginata defreinai Behounek, Ha..., 2010
Oraesia intrusa Krüger, 1939
Oraesia metallescens (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794
Oraesia provocans Walker, 1857
Oraesia tentans (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794
Oraesia wintgensi Strand, 1909
Plusiodonta commoda Walker, 1865
Polydesma collusoria Berio, 1954
Polydesma smithii Holland, 1897
Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833Monkeypod Moth

Subnodes of Calpinae with occurrences in Ethiopia
TribeCalpini
Boisduval, 1840
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOphiderini
Guenée, 1852
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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