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Checklist for Subfamily Chloephorinae Stainton, 1859 (Chloephorine Moths)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
77
2035
5452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2029
5435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2014
5363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1285
3443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1173
3171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
580
1482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths
17
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChloephorinae
Stainton, 1859
Chloephorine Moths
8
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
8 Genera with 17 Species
Acripia Walker, 18635SpeciesTaxom
Characoma Walker, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Earias Hübner, 18745SpeciesTaxom
Goniocalpe Hampson, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Maurilia Möschler, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Neaxestis Hampson, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pardasena Walker, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Selepa Moore, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
17 Species
Acripia chloropera Hampson, 1902
Acripia leprosa Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acripia marginea (Felder, 1874)⇒ Acripia subolivacea Walker, 1863
Acripia scapularis Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acripia subolivacea Walker, 1863
Characoma canofusa Hampson, 1905
Earias ansorgei Tams, 1930
Earias biplaga Walker, 1866Spiny Bollworm
Earias cupreoviridis Walker, 1862Cotton diamond borer
Earias insulana Boisduval, 1833Cotton Spotted Bollworm
Earias plaga (Felder, 1874)⇒ Earias biplaga Walker, 1866
Goniocalpe heteromorpha Hampson, 1920
Maurilia arcuata Walker, 1858
Maurilia lubina (Möschler, 1884)⇒ Maurilia arcuata Walker, 1858
Neaxestis acutangula Hampson, 1902
Pardasena virgulana Mabille, 1880Grey Square
Selepa canofusa (Hampson, 1905)⇒ Selepa docilis Butler, 1881

Subnodes of Chloephorinae with occurrences in Cape
TribeCareini
Mell, 1943
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeChloephorini
Stainton, 1859
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEariadini
Hampson, 1912
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSarrothripini
Hampson, 1894
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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