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Checklist for Superfamily Castnioidea Boisduval, 1828
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
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
6
485
3069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Castnioidea
Boisduval, 1828
1
8
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
1 Family width 9 Species
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
8 Genera with 9 Species
Castopsilia1SpeciesTaxom
Corybantes Hübner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Divana J.Y.Miller, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Ircila Houlbert, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Paysandisia Houlbert, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Xanthocastnia Houlbert, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Xanthospila Oiticica, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Zegara Oiticica, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
9 Species
Castopsilia florella
Corybantes delopia Druce, 1907
Divana diva Butler, 1870
Ircila hecate Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Paysandisia archon Burmeister, 1880Palm borer moth
Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776
Xanthospila flavoplagiata Fairmaire, 1884
Xanthospila kuntzeni Schmidt, 1922
Zegara columbina R. Felder, 1874

Subnodes of Castnioidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyCastniidae
Boisduval, 1828
Castniid moths, Giant Butterfly Moths, Giant butterfly-moths, Sun moths
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom