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Checklist for Subfamily Dioptinae Walker, 1862 (American False Tiger Moths)
and region French Guiana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
361
5373
14341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
230
4404
12651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
56
1832
5690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
56
1832
5690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
1832
5690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1400
4829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1354
4738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
8
767
2672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNotodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths
121
401
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDioptinae
Walker, 1862
American False Tiger Moths, Oakworms
16
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for French Guiana
16 Genera with 49 Species
Cacolyces Warren, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Campylona Moschler, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Cleptophasia Prout, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Dioptis Hubner, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Erbessa Walker, 185411SpeciesTaxom
Getta Walker, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Josia Hübner, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Lirimiris Walker, 19046SpeciesTaxom
Naprepa Moore, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Neolaurona Druce, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaeochlaena Hübner, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Phavaraea Walker, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychia C. Felder & ..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Scedros Walker, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Scotura Walker, 190610SpeciesTaxom
Stenoplastis Felder, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Guiana
49 Species
Cacolyces plagifera Walker, 1856
Campylona bicolor (Möschler, 1877)⇒ Phaeochlaena bicolor Möschler, 1877
Cleptophasia scissa Warren, 1909
Dioptis cyma Hübner, 1818
Dioptis fatima Möschler, 1877
Dioptis paracyma Prout, 1918
Erbessa augusta Warren, 1909
Erbessa capena Druce, 1885
Erbessa citrina Druce, 1898
Erbessa clite Walker, 1854
Erbessa cuneiplaga Prout, 1918
Erbessa decolorata Hering, 1925
Erbessa leechi Prout, 1918
Erbessa mitys Druce, 1899
Erbessa saga Hering, 1925
Erbessa thiaucourti Miller, 2008
Erbessa umbrifera Walker, 1854
Getta niveifascia Walker, 1864
Getta probles (Walker, 1864)⇒ Getta niveifascia Walker, 1864
Josia auriflua Walker, 1864
Josia flavipars Walker, 1864
Josia inaequiflexa Walker, 1864
Josia scalata Walker, 1864
Lirimiris elongata Schaus, 1906
Lirimiris euribya Druce, 1906
Lirimiris gigantea Druce, 1906
Lirimiris guatemalensis Rothschild, 1917
Lirimiris lignitecta Walker, 1865
Lirimiris meridionalis Schaus, 1904
Naprepa guianensis Thiaucourt, 2009
Phaeochlaena bicolor Möschler, 1877
Phaeochlaena hazara Butler, 1871
Phaeochlaena heliconides (Butler, 1871)⇒ Phaeochlaena lampra Prout, 1918
Phaeochlaena lampra Prout, 1918
Phavaraea dilatata Walker, 1854
Phavaraea rectangularis Toulgoët & N..., 1997
Polyptychia hermieri J.S. Miller, 2009
Scedros dilatata (Walker, 1854)⇒ Phavaraea dilatata Walker, 1854
Scotura contracta Dognin, 1923
Scotura flavicapilla Hübner, 1820
Scotura fusciceps Warren, 1909
Scotura intermedia Warren, 1909
Scotura leucophleps Warren, 1909
Scotura longipalpata (Dognin, 1923)⇒ Erbessa leechi Prout, 1918
Scotura nigrata Warren, 1906
Scotura obstructa (Warren, 1909)⇒ Scotura leucophleps Warren, 1909
Scotura pyraloides (Hübner, 1823)⇒ Scotura flavicapilla Hübner, 1820
Scotura transversa Warren, 1906
Stenoplastis transversa

Subnodes of Dioptinae with occurrences in French Guiana
TribeDioptini
Minet, 1983
7
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeJosiini
Miller & Otero, 1994
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Dioptinae at itis.gov