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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
2085
8072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
2082
8068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
2074
8045
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1450
6414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1328
6123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
700
2596
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
312
1299
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
13
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
13 Genera with 40 Species
Episparis Walker, 18575SpeciesTaxom
Eudocima Billberg, 20165SpeciesTaxom
Ferenta Walker, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Hemiceratoides Strand, 20241SpeciesTaxom
Maxera Walker, 18586SpeciesTaxom
Miniodes Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ogovia Holland, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Oraesia Guenée, 190910SpeciesTaxom
Plusiodonta Guenée, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Polydesma Boisduval, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Sarothroceras Mabille, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Tatorinia Butler, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Wolframmeyia Behounek, Ha..., 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
40 Species and 1 Subspecies
Episparis agnesae Pelletier, 1982
Episparis gomphiona Hampson, 1926
Episparis hannemanni Pelletier, 1982
Episparis homoeosema Hampson, 1926
Episparis penetrata Walker, 1857
Eudocima (Elygea) materna Linnaeus, 1767Dot underwing moth
Eudocima (Othreis) phalonia Linnaeus, 1763
Eudocima afrikana Borth & Kons, 2022
Eudocima divitiosa Walker, 1869
Eudocima lequeuxi Brou & Zilli, 2016
Ferenta stolliana Stoll, 1782
Hemiceratoides avimolestum Zilli, Barbu..., 2024
Maxera brachypecten Hampson, 1926
Maxera inclusa Strand, 1912
Maxera marchalii Boisduval, 1833
Maxera marmorea (Boisduval;, 1833)⇒ Megalonycta forsteri Laporte, 1979
Maxera melanocephala (Boisduval;, 1833)⇒ Megalonycta forsteri Laporte, 1979
Maxera nigriceps (Walker, 1858)⇒ Maxera marchalii Boisduval, 1833
Miniodes discolor Guenée, 1852
Ogovia pudens Holland, 1894
Ogovia tavetensis Holland, 1892
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 triobliqua Saalmüller, 1880
Oraesia wintgensi Strand, 1909
Plusiodonta achalcea Hampson, 1926
Plusiodonta basirhabdota Hampson, 1926
Plusiodonta commoda Walker, 1865
Plusiodonta wahlbergi Felder & Rog..., 1874
Polydesma boarmoides Guenée, 1852Moth
Polydesma collusoria Berio, 1954
Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833Monkeypod Moth
Sarothroceras banaka Plötz, 1880
Tatorinia pallidipennis Hampson, 1926
Wolframmeyia imperialis Grünberg, 1910

Subnodes of Calpinae with occurrences in Tanzania
TribeCalpini
Boisduval, 1840
5
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOphiderini
Guenée, 1852
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhyllodini
Guenée, 1830
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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