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Checklist for Subfamily Chloephorinae Stainton, 1859 (Chloephorine Moths)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
638
1185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
637
1184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
637
1184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
441
914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
422
873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
204
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths
10
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChloephorinae
Stainton, 1859
Chloephorine Moths
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
4 Genera with 10 Species
Arcyophora Guenée, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Earias Hübner, 18334SpeciesTaxom
Maurilia Möschler, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Neaxestis Hampson, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
10 Species
Arcyophora longivalvis Guenée, 1852
Arcyophora patricula Hampson, 1902
Arcyophora stalii Wallengren, 1863
Arcyophora zanderi Felder & Rog..., 1874
Earias biplaga Walker, 1866Spiny Bollworm
Earias cupreoviridis Walker, 1862Cotton diamond borer
Earias fulvidana (Wallengren, 1863)⇒ Earias cupreoviridis Walker, 1862
Earias insulana Boisduval, 1833Cotton Spotted Bollworm
Maurilia arcuata Walker, 1858
Neaxestis rhoda Hampson, 1905

Subnodes of Chloephorinae with occurrences in Botswana
TribeCareini
Mell, 1943
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEariadini
Hampson, 1912
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Chloephorinae at artfakta.se
Chloephorinae at dyntaxa.se
Chloephorinae at itis.gov