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Checklist for Tribe Calpini Boisduval, 1840
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
101
8059
57615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
99
8043
57561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
96
8020
57386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
32
4987
38775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
4502
35706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
8
2629
19237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
1133
9573
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
32
252
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCalpini
Boisduval, 1840
9
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
9 Genera with 82 Species
Africalpe Krüger, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Ferenta Walker, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Gonodonta Hübner, 178020SpeciesTaxom
Gonodontodes Hampson, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Graphigona Walker, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Oraesia Guenée, 190921SpeciesTaxom
Plusiodonta Guenée, 187423SpeciesTaxom
Polydesma Boisduval, 183314SpeciesTaxom
Wolframmeyia Behounek, Ha..., 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
82 Species and 2 Subspecies
Africalpe intrusa (Krüger, 1939)⇒ Africalpe vagabunda Swinhoe, 1884
Africalpe vagabunda Swinhoe, 1884
Ferenta stolliana Stoll, 1782
Gonodonta aequalis Walker, 1857
Gonodonta biarmata Guenée, 1852
Gonodonta bidens Geyer, 1832Cutworm moth
Gonodonta clotilda Stoll, 1790
Gonodonta correcta Walker, 1857
Gonodonta fernandezi Todd, 1959
Gonodonta fulvangula Geyer, 1832
Gonodonta holosericea Guenée, 1852
Gonodonta immacula Guenée, 1852
Gonodonta incurva Sepp, 1840Green Tree Frog
Gonodonta lecha Schaus, 1911
Gonodonta lincus Cramer, 1775
Gonodonta nitidimacula Guenée, 1852
Gonodonta paraequalis Todd, 1959
Gonodonta parens Guenée, 1852
Gonodonta pyrgo Cramer, 1777
Gonodonta sicheas Cramer, 1777
Gonodonta sinaldus Guenée, 1852Moonseed Fruitpiecer
Gonodonta unica Neumoegen, 1891Blackclotched turretfish
Gonodonta uxor Cramer, 1780
Gonodontodes chionosticta Hampson, 1913
Graphigona regina Guenée, 1852
Oraesia (Fawcetticana) cerne Fawcett, 1916
Oraesia albescens Seitz, 1940
Oraesia alliciens (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794
Oraesia camaguina (Swinhoe, 1918)⇒ Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794
Oraesia cuprea (Mabille, 1880)⇒ Oraesia provocans Walker, 1857
Oraesia defreinai Behounek, Ha..., 2010
Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794Small oresia
Oraesia emarginata defreinai Behounek, Ha..., 2010
Oraesia emarginata malgassica Hacker & Leg..., 2013
Oraesia hartmanni (Möschler, 1853)⇒ Oraesia provocans Walker, 1857
Oraesia intrusa Krüger, 1939
Oraesia isolata Hacker & Sal..., 2010
Oraesia malgassica Hacker & Leg..., 2013
Oraesia metallescens (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794
Oraesia nobilis Felder & Rog..., 1874
Oraesia pierronii Mabille, 1880
Oraesia politzari Behounek, Ha..., 2010
Oraesia provocans Walker, 1857
Oraesia tentans (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794
Oraesia triobliqua Saalmüller, 1880
Oraesia wintgensi Strand, 1909
Plusiodonta aborta Dognin, 1910
Plusiodonta achalcea Hampson, 1926
Plusiodonta africana (Holland, 1894)⇒ Plusiodonta wahlbergi Felder & Rog..., 1874
Plusiodonta basirhabdota Hampson, 1926
Plusiodonta chalcomera Hampson, 1926
Plusiodonta cobaltina Viette, 1956
Plusiodonta commoda Walker, 1865
Plusiodonta detracta (Walker, 1865)⇒ Plusiodonta natalensis Walker, 1865
Plusiodonta euchalcia Hampson, 1926
Plusiodonta excavata Guenée, 1862
Plusiodonta gueneei Viette, 1968
Plusiodonta ionochrota Hampson, 1926
Plusiodonta macra Hampson, 1926
Plusiodonta malagasy Viette, 1968
Plusiodonta megista Hampson, 1926
Plusiodonta natalensis Walker, 1865
Plusiodonta nictites Hampson, 1902
Plusiodonta nitissima Schaus, 1911
Plusiodonta nummaria (Felder, 1874)⇒ Plusiodonta natalensis Walker, 1865
Plusiodonta speciosissima Holland, 1894
Plusiodonta thomae Guenée, 1852
Plusiodonta tripartita (Walker, 1866)⇒ Plusiodonta natalensis Walker, 1865
Plusiodonta wahlbergi Felder & Rog..., 1874
Polydesma boarmoides Guenée, 1852Moth
Polydesma collusoria Berio, 1954
Polydesma collutrix (Geyer, 1837)⇒ Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833
Polydesma determinata (Wallengren, 1863)⇒ Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833
Polydesma hildebrandti Viette, 1967
Polydesma landula (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833
Polydesma mahafaly Viette, 1970
Polydesma mastrucata (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Polydesma boarmoides Guenée, 1852
Polydesma quercii (Berio, 1941)⇒ Polydesma smithii Holland, 1897
Polydesma sagulata Wallengren, 1875
Polydesma scriptilis Guenée, 1852
Polydesma sexmaculata Berio, 1971
Polydesma smithii Holland, 1897
Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833Monkeypod Moth
Wolframmeyia imperialis Grünberg, 1910


Links, sources and further information
Calpini at itis.gov