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Checklist for Subfamily Chloephorinae Stainton, 1859 (Chloephorine Moths)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1133
4496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1029
4268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
580
1780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths
37
126
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChloephorinae
Stainton, 1859
Chloephorine Moths
18
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
18 Genera with 48 Species
Aiteta Walker, 19126SpeciesTaxom
Arcyophora Guenée, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Characoma Walker, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Earias Hübner, 18935SpeciesTaxom
Garella Walker, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Giaura Walker, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Hypodeva Holland, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Iscadia Walker, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Leocyma Guenée, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Lophocrama Hampson, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Maurilia Möschler, 191511SpeciesTaxom
Microzada Hampson, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Neaxestis Hampson, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Neonegeta Hampson, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Odontestis Hampson, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Periplusia Holland, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Selepa Moore, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Trogobriga Hampson, 19121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
48 Species
Aiteta costiplaga Hampson, 1905
Aiteta escalerai Kheil, 1909
Aiteta gamma Hampson, 1905
Aiteta meterythra Hampson, 1905
Aiteta pulcherrima Carcasson, 1965
Aiteta veluta Hampson, 1912
Arcyophora patricula Hampson, 1902
Characoma stictigrapta Hampson, 1914Cacao pod borer
Characoma submediana Wiltshire, 1986
Earias biplaga Walker, 1866Spiny Bollworm
Earias cupreoviridis Walker, 1862Cotton diamond borer
Earias glaucescens Hampson, 1905
Earias insulana Boisduval, 1833Cotton Spotted Bollworm
Earias ogovana Holland, 1893
Garella nephelota Hampson, 1912
Giaura lia A.E. Prout, 1927
Giaura repletana Walker, 1863
Hypodeva barbata Holland, 1894
Hypodeva nocturna Hampson, 1905
Iscadia glaucograpta Hampson, 1912
Iscadia plagosa Rothschild, 1917
Leocyma camilla Druce, 1887
Lophocrama auritincta Hampson, 1905
Lophocrama phoenicochlora Hampson, 1912
Maurilia albirivula Hampson, 1905
Maurilia arcuata Walker, 1858
Maurilia atrirena Hampson, 1918
Maurilia cinereofusca Strand, 1915
Maurilia cuneatipicta Strand, 1915
Maurilia fuscopicta Strand, 1915
Maurilia heterochroa Hampson, 1905
Maurilia phaea Hampson, 1905
Maurilia rufirena Hampson, 1918
Maurilia semiferruginea Strand, 1914
Maurilia semifuscata Strand, 1915
Microzada anaemica Hampson, 1912
Microzada areolata Strand, 1917
Neaxestis piperita Hampson, 1905
Neonegeta purpurea Hampson, 1912
Neonegeta trigonica Hampson, 1905
Neonegeta xanthobasis Hampson, 1905
Odontestis prosticta Holland, 1894
Periplusia cinerascens Holland, 1894
Periplusia nubilicosta Holland, 1894
Selepa cumasia Hampson, 1912
Selepa docilis Butler, 1881
Selepa leucograpta Hampson, 1912
Trogobriga albifera Hampson, 1912

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

Taxom

TribeChloephorini
Stainton, 1859
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEariadini
Hampson, 1912
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSarrothripini
Hampson, 1894
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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