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Checklist for Superfamily Castnioidea Boisduval, 1828
and region East Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
743
20447
107483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
739
20429
107440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
708
20177
106478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
435
15998
93602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
4923
29836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
4919
29827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
83
4908
29785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
3088
21330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
6
327
1573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Castnioidea
Boisduval, 1828
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Africa
1 Family width 5 Species
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Africa
4 Genera with 5 Species
Castopsilia1SpeciesTaxom
Paysandisia Houlbert, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Xanthocastnia Houlbert, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Xanthospila Oiticica, 19222SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
5 Species
Castopsilia florella
Paysandisia archon Burmeister, 1880Palm borer moth
Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776
Xanthospila flavoplagiata Fairmaire, 1884
Xanthospila kuntzeni Schmidt, 1922

Subnodes of Castnioidea with occurrences in East Africa
FamilyCastniidae
Boisduval, 1828
Castniid moths, Giant Butterfly Moths, Giant butterfly-moths, Sun moths
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom