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Checklist for Subfamily Chloephorinae Stainton, 1859 (Chloephorine Moths)
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
283
3810
7730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1295
2674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
66
1293
2670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
64
1286
2631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
853
1815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
789
1713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
391
853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths
14
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChloephorinae
Stainton, 1859
Chloephorine Moths
8
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Cape
8 Genera with 13 Species
Acripia Walker, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Characoma Walker, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Earias Hübner, 18334SpeciesTaxom
Goniocalpe Hampson, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Maurilia Möschler, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Neaxestis Hampson, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pardasena Walker, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Selepa Moore, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
13 Species
Acripia chloropera Hampson, 1902
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
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 Eastern Cape
TribeCareini
Mell, 1943
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeChloephorini
Stainton, 1859
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEariadini
Hampson, 1912
1
4
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