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Checklist for Subfamily Chloephorinae Stainton, 1859 (Chloephorine Moths)
and region Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
62
1618
4423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1126
3311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1063
3167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
588
1435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths
28
84
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChloephorinae
Stainton, 1859
Chloephorine Moths
15
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
15 Genera with 30 Species
Acripia Walker, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Aiteta Walker, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Arcyophora Guenée, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Characoma Walker, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Chlorozada Hampson, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Earias Hübner, 19773SpeciesTaxom
Leocyma Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lophocrama Hampson, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Maurilia Möschler, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Neaxestis Hampson, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Neonegeta Hampson, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Ochrothripa Hampson, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Odontestis Hampson, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Pardasena Walker, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Selepa Moore, 19121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
30 Species
Acripia chloropera Hampson, 1902
Acripia semiviridis Hampson, 1902
Acripia subolivacea Walker, 1863
Aiteta thermistis Hampson, 1910
Aiteta veluta Hampson, 1912
Arcyophora elegantula Grünberg, 1910
Arcyophora endoglauca Hampson, 1910
Arcyophora longivalvis Guenée, 1852
Arcyophora patricula Hampson, 1902
Characoma melanographa Hampson, 1918
Characoma submediana Wiltshire, 1986
Chlorozada metaleuca Hampson, 1905
Chlorozada verna Hampson, 1902
Earias biplaga Walker, 1866Spiny Bollworm
Earias insulana Boisduval, 1833Cotton Spotted Bollworm
Earias perhuegeli (Holloway, 1977)⇒ Earias huegeliana Holloway, 1977
Leocyma appollinis Guenée, 1852
Lophocrama phoenicochlora Hampson, 1912
Maurilia arcuata Walker, 1858
Neaxestis griseata Hampson, 1902
Neaxestis mesogonia Hampson, 1905
Neaxestis rhoda Hampson, 1905
Neonegeta purpurea Hampson, 1912
Ochrothripa mesopis Hampson, 1918
Odontestis striata Hampson, 1912
Pardasena brunnescens (Hampson, 1905)⇒ Pardasena roeselioides Walker, 1858
Pardasena punctilinea Hampson, 1918
Pardasena roeselioides Walker, 1858
Pardasena virgulana Mabille, 1880Grey Square
Selepa transvalica Hampson, 1912

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

Taxom

TribeChloephorini
Stainton, 1859
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEariadini
Hampson, 1912
1
3
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