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Checklist for Subfamily Chloephorinae Stainton, 1859 (Chloephorine Moths)
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1766
7363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1765
7362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1763
7360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1234
5925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1144
5756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
573
1926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths
29
93
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChloephorinae
Stainton, 1859
Chloephorine Moths
16
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
16 Genera with 35 Species
Acripia Walker, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Aiteta Walker, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Arcyophora Guenée, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Characoma Walker, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Earias Hübner, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Giaura Walker, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Goniocalpe Hampson, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Hypodeva Holland, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Leocyma Guenée, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Lophocrama Hampson, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Maurilia Möschler, 191511SpeciesTaxom
Microzada Hampson, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Neonegeta Hampson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Odontestis Hampson, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Periplusia Holland, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Tegena Fletcher, 19612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
35 Species
Acripia banakana Bryk, 1913
Aiteta acutipennis Strand, 1915
Aiteta apicibrunnea Berio, 1964
Aiteta schaeferi Bryk, 1913
Arcyophora longivalvis Guenée, 1852
Arcyophora patricula Hampson, 1902
Arcyophora riggenbachi (Bryk, 1913)⇒ Arcyophora patricula Hampson, 1902
Arcyophora somnambula (Bryk, 1913)⇒ Arcyophora longivalvis Guenée, 1852
Characoma stictigrapta Hampson, 1914Cacao pod borer
Earias biplaga Walker, 1866Spiny Bollworm
Earias insulana Boisduval, 1833Cotton Spotted Bollworm
Earias ogovana Holland, 1893
Giaura lia A.E. Prout, 1927
Goniocalpe leucotrigona Hampson, 1918
Hypodeva barbata Holland, 1894
Leocyma camilla Druce, 1887
Lophocrama phoenicochlora Hampson, 1912
Maurilia albirivula Hampson, 1905
Maurilia arcuatasignalis Gaede, 1915
Maurilia heterochroa Hampson, 1905
Maurilia lunata (Gaede, 1915)⇒ Maurilia heterochroa Hampson, 1905
Maurilia namiongensis Strand, 1915
Maurilia obscura (Berio, 1966)⇒ Maurilia heterochroa Hampson, 1905
Maurilia phaea Hampson, 1905
Maurilia semicircularis Strand, 1915
Maurilia suffusa (Gaede, 1915)⇒ Maurilia heterochroa Hampson, 1905
Maurilia umbrata Berio, 1966
Maurilia violitincta Strand, 1915
Microzada subrosea A.E. Prout, 1927
Neonegeta pollusca Schaus, 1893
Odontestis mesonephele Bethune-Baker, 1909
Periplusia cinerascens Holland, 1894
Periplusia ecclipsis Holland, 1894
Tegena aprepta D.S. Fletcher, 1961
Tegena steeleae D.S. Fletcher, 1961

Subnodes of Chloephorinae with occurrences in Cameroon
TribeCareini
Mell, 1943
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeChloephorini
Stainton, 1859
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEariadini
Hampson, 1912
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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