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Checklist for Tribe Eligmini Mell, 1943
and region East Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
743
20447
107483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
739
20429
107440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
708
20177
106478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
435
15998
93602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
4923
29836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
4919
29827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
83
4908
29785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
3088
21330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
2761
19757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
8
1593
10551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths
64
676
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNolinae
Bruand, 1846
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Nolines, Tuft moths
30
540
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEligmini
Mell, 1943
1
9
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Africa
1 Genera with 9 Species
Eligma Hubner, 19249SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
9 Species
Eligma allardi Pinhey, 1968
Eligma bettiana A.E. Prout, 1923
Eligma duplicata Aurivillius, 1892
Eligma gloriosa (Holland, 1893)⇒ Eligma hypsoides Walker, 1869
Eligma hypsoides Walker, 1869
Eligma laetepicta Oberthür, 1893
Eligma malagassica Rothschild, 1896
Eligma malgassica Rothschild, 1896
Eligma neumanni Rothschild, 1924