Checklist of Subfamily Chloephorinae Stainton, 1859 (Chloephorine Moths)
for Namibia (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 434
4744
11078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 432
4729
11035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 411
4620
10820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 261
3767
9372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 62
1218
2857 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 62
1217
2856 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1214
2851 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
675
1624 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
618
1486 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
299
810 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths | 14
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Chloephorinae
Stainton, 1859
Chloephorine Moths | 8
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Namibia
8 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for Namibia
16 Species and 1 Subspecies | Arcyophora elegantula Grünberg, 1910 | | | Arcyophora ledereri Wallengren, 1863 | | | Arcyophora longivalvis Guenée, 1852 | | | Arcyophora patricula Hampson, 1902 | | | Arcyophora stalii Wallengren, 1863 | | | Arcyophora zanderi Felder & Rog..., 1874 | | | Characoma nigricollaris Hampson, 1918 | | | Earias biplaga Walker, 1866 | Spiny Bollworm | | Earias cupreoviridis Walker, 1862 | Cotton diamond borer | | Earias insulana Boisduval, 1833 | Cotton Spotted Bollworm | | Escarpamenta damarana Mey, 2011 | | | Escarpamenta damarana damarana Mey, 2011 | | | Garella nilotica Rogenhover, 1882 | Black-olive Caterpillar | | Maurilia arcuata Walker, 1858 | | | Neaxestis aviuncis Wiltshire, 1985 | | | Neaxestis piperitella Strand, 1909 | | | Nycteola malachitis Hampson, 1912 | |
Subnodes of Chloephorinae with occurrences in Namibia
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