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Checklist for Subfamily Calpinae Boisduval, 1840 (Fruit-piercing 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
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
284
1013
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
16
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
16 Genera with 51 Species
Claterna Walker, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Deinypena Holland, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Episparis Walker, 192911SpeciesTaxom
Eudocima Billberg, 18694SpeciesTaxom
Hemiceratoides Strand, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Hollandia Karsch, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Maxera Walker, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Miniodes Guenée, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Ogovia Holland, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Oraesia Guenée, 17948SpeciesTaxom
Phlogochroa Hampson, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Plusiodonta Guenée, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Polydesma Boisduval, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogiria Berio, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Sarothroceras Mabille, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Tatorinia Butler, 19262SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
51 Species and 1 Subspecies
Claterna gracillodina Hampson, 1926
Deinypena lacista Holland, 1894
Episparis connubens Holland, 1894
Episparis emmanueli Pelletier, 1982
Episparis fenestrifera Bryk, 1915
Episparis grandis Pelletier, 1982
Episparis lamprima Holland, 1894
Episparis penetrata Walker, 1857
Episparis pyrocausta (Hampson, 1926)⇒ Episparis fenestrifera Bryk, 1915
Episparis sponsata Fabricius, 1787
Episparis sublibatrix (Bryk, 1915)⇒ Episparis taiwana Wileman & West, 1929
Episparis sylvani Pelletier, 1982
Episparis taiwana Wileman & West, 1929
Eudocima (Elygea) materna Linnaeus, 1767Dot underwing moth
Eudocima (Othreis) phalonia Linnaeus, 1763
Eudocima afrikana Borth & Kons, 2022
Eudocima divitiosa Walker, 1869
Hemiceratoides hieroglyphica Saalmüller, 1891
Hemiceratoides sittaca Karsch, 1896
Hollandia sigillata Butler, 1892
Hollandia spurrelli Hampson, 1926Palm leafskeletonizer
Maxera euryptera Hampson, 1926
Maxera marchalii Boisduval, 1833
Maxera nigriceps (Walker, 1858)⇒ Maxera marchalii Boisduval, 1833
Maxera subocellata Walker, 1865
Miniodes discolor Guenée, 1852
Miniodes phaeosoma Hampson, 1913
Ogovia aliena Holland, 1920
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 metallescens (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794
Oraesia politzari Behounek, Ha..., 2010
Oraesia provocans Walker, 1857
Oraesia tentans (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794
Phlogochroa albiguttula Hampson, 1926
Phlogochroa haematoessa Holland, 1894
Phlogochroa haemorrhanta Bethune-Baker, 1911
Phlogochroa melanomesa Hampson, 1926
Plusiodonta commoda Walker, 1865
Plusiodonta ionochrota Hampson, 1926
Plusiodonta speciosissima Holland, 1894
Plusiodonta wahlbergi Felder & Rog..., 1874
Polydesma collusoria Berio, 1954
Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833Monkeypod Moth
Pseudogiria angulata Bethune-Baker, 1909
Pseudogiria hypographa Hampson, 1926
Sarothroceras alluaudi (Mabille, 1889)⇒ Sarothroceras banaka Plötz, 1880
Sarothroceras banaka Plötz, 1880
Tatorinia pallidipennis Hampson, 1926
Tatorinia rufipennis Hampson, 1926

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

Taxom

TribeOphiderini
Guenée, 1852
4
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhyllodini
Guenée, 1830
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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