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Checklist for Tribe Calpini Boisduval, 1840
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
83
4302
27836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
82
4295
27811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
4286
27718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
2443
17860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
2132
16193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
1524
10358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
606
4935
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
24
155
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCalpini
Boisduval, 1840
4
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
4 Genera with 35 Species
Oraesia Guenée, 190912SpeciesTaxom
Plusiodonta Guenée, 187415SpeciesTaxom
Polydesma Boisduval, 18337SpeciesTaxom
Wolframmeyia Behounek, Ha..., 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
35 Species
Oraesia (Fawcetticana) cerne Fawcett, 1916
Oraesia albescens Seitz, 1940
Oraesia defreinai Behounek, Ha..., 2010
Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794Small oresia
Oraesia intrusa Krüger, 1939
Oraesia isolata Hacker & Sal..., 2010
Oraesia malgassica Hacker & Leg..., 2013
Oraesia pierronii Mabille, 1880
Oraesia politzari Behounek, Ha..., 2010
Oraesia provocans Walker, 1857
Oraesia triobliqua Saalmüller, 1880
Oraesia wintgensi Strand, 1909
Plusiodonta achalcea Hampson, 1926
Plusiodonta basirhabdota Hampson, 1926
Plusiodonta cobaltina Viette, 1956
Plusiodonta commoda 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 speciosissima Holland, 1894
Plusiodonta wahlbergi Felder & Rog..., 1874
Polydesma boarmoides Guenée, 1852Moth
Polydesma collusoria Berio, 1954
Polydesma collutrix (Geyer, 1837)⇒ Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833
Polydesma hildebrandti Viette, 1967
Polydesma mastrucata (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Polydesma boarmoides Guenée, 1852
Polydesma scriptilis Guenée, 1852
Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833Monkeypod Moth
Wolframmeyia imperialis Grünberg, 1910


Links, sources and further information
Calpini at itis.gov