Checklist for Subfamily Dioptinae Walker, 1862 (American False Tiger Moths)
and region Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 401
3514
6584 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 400
3513
6582 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 385
3451
6458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 243
2759
5315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
1200
2261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
1200
2261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
1199
2261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
790
1587 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
770
1561 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 7
349
635 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Notodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths | 40
95 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dioptinae
Walker, 1862
American False Tiger Moths, Oakworms | 5
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
5 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
9 Species | Ephialtias tenuifascia Prout, 1918 | | | Josia ena (Boisduval, 1870) | ⇒ Lyces ena Boisduval, 1870 | | Josia tenuifascia (Prout, 1918) | ⇒ Ephialtias tenuifascia Prout, 1918 | | Lirimiris lignitecta Walker, 1865 | | | Lirimiris mirabilis Rothschild, 1917 | | | Lirimiris truncata Herrich-Schä..., 1856 | | | Naprepa camelinerdes Walker, 1855 | | | Naprepa elongata Schaus, 1901 | | | Polyptychia hermieri J.S. Miller, 2009 | |
Subnodes of Dioptinae with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago
Links, sources and further information Dioptinae at itis.gov
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