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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
1254
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
1254
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
1254
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
828
2578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
763
2455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
390
929
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths
29
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChloephorinae
Stainton, 1859
Chloephorine Moths
16
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
16 Genera with 31 Species
Aiteta Walker, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Arcyophora Guenée, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Characoma Walker, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Earias Hübner, 17944SpeciesTaxom
Giaura Walker, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Hesperothripa Hampson, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Iscadia Walker, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Leocyma Guenée, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Lophocrama Hampson, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Maurilia Möschler, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Nanarhyncha Hampson, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Neaxestis Hampson, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Neonegeta Hampson, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Pardasena Walker, 18806SpeciesTaxom
Periplusia Holland, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Selepa Moore, 19052SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
31 Species
Aiteta veluta Hampson, 1912
Arcyophora polla Schaus, 1893
Characoma miophora Hampson, 1912
Characoma sexilinea Bethune-Baker, 1909
Earias biplaga Walker, 1866Spiny Bollworm
Earias cupreoviridis Walker, 1862Cotton diamond borer
Earias insulana Boisduval, 1833Cotton Spotted Bollworm
Earias vittella Fabricius, 1794Cotton spotted bollworm
Giaura lia A.E. Prout, 1927
Giaura repletana Walker, 1863
Hesperothripa dicyma Hampson, 1912
Iscadia glaucograpta Hampson, 1912
Iscadia plumbeomaculata Strand, 1917
Leocyma camilla Druce, 1887
Leocyma fustina Schaus, 1893
Lophocrama phoenicochlora Hampson, 1912
Maurilia heterochroa Hampson, 1905
Maurilia phaea Hampson, 1905
Nanarhyncha nolophaea Hampson, 1918
Neaxestis piperitella Strand, 1909
Neonegeta atriflava Hampson, 1912
Neonegeta pollusca Schaus, 1893
Pardasena acronyctella (Walker, 1866)⇒ Pardasena roeselioides Walker, 1858
Pardasena atripuncta Hampson, 1912
Pardasena minorella Walker, 1866
Pardasena punctilinea Hampson, 1918
Pardasena roeselioides Walker, 1858
Pardasena virgulana Mabille, 1880Grey Square
Periplusia cinerascens Holland, 1894
Selepa brunneiceps Strand, 1917
Selepa leucogonia Hampson, 1905

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

Taxom

TribeChloephorini
Stainton, 1859
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEariadini
Hampson, 1912
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSarrothripini
Hampson, 1894
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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