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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
62
1218
2857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
62
1217
2856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1214
2851
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
675
1624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
618
1486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
299
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
133
357
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
6
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
6 Genera with 16 Species
Eudocima Billberg, 20223SpeciesTaxom
Ferenta Walker, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Hemiceratoides Strand, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Oraesia Guenée, 17948SpeciesTaxom
Plusiodonta Guenée, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Polydesma Boisduval, 18332SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Eudocima (Elygea) materna Linnaeus, 1767Dot underwing moth
Eudocima (Othreis) phalonia Linnaeus, 1763
Eudocima afrikana Borth & Kons, 2022
Ferenta stolliana Stoll, 1782
Hemiceratoides avimolestum Zilli, Barbu..., 2024
Hemiceratoides hieroglyphica Saalmüller, 1891
Oraesia alliciens (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794
Oraesia camaguina (Swinhoe, 1918)⇒ Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794
Oraesia defreinai Behounek, Ha..., 2010
Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794Small oresia
Oraesia emarginata defreinai Behounek, Ha..., 2010
Oraesia metallescens (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794
Oraesia provocans Walker, 1857
Oraesia tentans (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794
Plusiodonta commoda Walker, 1865
Polydesma scriptilis Guenée, 1852
Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833Monkeypod Moth

Subnodes of Calpinae with occurrences in Namibia
TribeCalpini
Boisduval, 1840
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOphiderini
Guenée, 1852
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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