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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
1407
3745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
1407
3745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
1406
3743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
977
2918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
941
2847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
466
1084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
207
579
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
7
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCalpini
Boisduval, 1840
3
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
3 Genera with 8 Species
Oraesia Guenée, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Plusiodonta Guenée, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Polydesma Boisduval, 18332SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
8 Species
Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794Small oresia
Oraesia provocans Walker, 1857
Oraesia triobliqua Saalmüller, 1880
Oraesia wintgensi Strand, 1909
Plusiodonta commoda Walker, 1865
Plusiodonta natalensis Walker, 1865
Polydesma sexmaculata Berio, 1971
Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833Monkeypod Moth


Links, sources and further information
Calpini at itis.gov