Checklist for Subfamily Dioptinae Walker, 1862 (American False Tiger Moths)
and region West Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 614
13248
40770 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 610
13239
40744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 581
13079
40224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 365
10638
34907 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 80
3730
13310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 80
3727
13306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 79
3725
13304 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 28
2482
9917 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
2292
9415 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
1343
4901 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Notodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths | 176
516 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dioptinae
Walker, 1862
American False Tiger Moths, Oakworms | 9
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for West Africa
9 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for West Africa
15 Species | Chrysoglossa norburyi Miller, 2008 | | | Lirimiris auriflua Draudt, 1932 | | | Lirimiris guatemalensis Rothschild, 1917 | | | Lirimiris inopinata Draudt, 1932 | | | Lirimiris lignitecta Walker, 1865 | | | Lirimiris mirabilis Rothschild, 1917 | | | Naprepa houla Dyar, 1911 | | | Naprepa pulcheria Druce, 1895 | | | Nebulosa erymas Druce, 1885 | | | Oricia homalochroa Felder, 1870 | | | Oricia truncata Walker, 1854 | | | Phavaraea poliana Druce, 1893 | | | Polypoetes approximans Warren, 1901 | | | Polypoetes villia Druce, 1897 | | | Zunacetha annulata (Guérin-Ménev..., 1844) | ⇒ Scotura annulata Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 |
Subnodes of Dioptinae with occurrences in West Africa
Links, sources and further information Dioptinae at itis.gov
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