Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Zanzibar Archipelago (Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 173
726
1001 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 173
726
1001 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 168
718
993 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 106
577
831 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
210
303 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
210
303 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
208
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
165
249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
161
245 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
73
105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 50
74 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Zanzibar Archipelago
50 Genera with 74 Species
| Achaea Hübner, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afrospilarctia Dubatolov, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Alpenus Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amata Fabricius, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amerila Walker, 1780 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anomis Hubner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthophila Haworth, 1891 | Bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apisa Walker, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argina Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asota Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Barlowia Hübner, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bracharoa Hübner, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerynea Walker, 1954 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chalciope Hübner, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiromachla Strand, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysocyma Hübner, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyligramma Boisduval, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysgonia Hübner, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitoxis Wallengren, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ericeia Walker, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1858 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euproctis Hübner, 1912 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eyralpenus Butler, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gesonia Walker, 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grammodes Guenée, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemerophanes Hübner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1852 | Bloxworth snout | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypopyra Guenée, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laelia Stephens, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepista Wallengren, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maxera Walker, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metarctia Walker, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 1833 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nyctemera Hübner, 1894 | Leptosomas | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Olapa Walker, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paralacydes Aurivillius, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaegorista Boisduval, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plecoptera Guenée, 1902 | Stoneflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pleuronodes Hampson, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhesala Walker, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchina Guenée, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Secusio Walker, 1854 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Soloe Walker, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingomorpha Guenée, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thyretes Boisduval, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichaeta Swinhoe, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonodes Guenée, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ustjuzhania Dubatolov, 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Zanzibar Archipelago
74 Species and 1 Subspecies | Achaea oedipodina Mabille, 1879 | | | Afrospilarctia lucida Druce, 1898 | | | Afrospilarctia steudeli (Bartel, 1903) | ⇒ Afrospilarctia lucida Druce, 1898 | | Alpenus maculosa (Stoll, 1781) | ⇒ Alpenus kordofanus Stoll, 1781 | | Amata ceres Oberthür, 1878 | | | Amerila bubo Walker, 1855 | | | Amerila lupia Druce, 1887 | | | Amerila niveivitrea Bartel, 1903 | | | Amerila vidua Cramer, 1780 | | | Anomis fulvida Guenée, 1852 | | | Anthophila flavimaculata (Walsingham, 1891) | ⇒ Choreutis flavimaculata Walsingham, 1891 | | Apisa perversa Strand, 1917 | | | Argina astrea Drury, 1773 | Crotalaria pod borer | | Asota speciosa Drury, 1773 | Specious Tiger | | Barlowia charax Druce, 1896 | | | Bracharoa quadripunctata Wallengren, 1875 | | | Cerynea ovata Berio, 1977 | | | Cerynea tetramelanosticta Berio, 1954 | | | Chalciope delta Boisduval, 1833 | | | Chiromachla ottonis Strand, 1909 | | | Chiromachla pauli Strand, 1909 | | | Chrysocyma mesopotamia Hampson, 1905 | | | Cyligramma latona Cramer, 1775 | Cream-striped owl | | Dysgonia erectata Hampson, 1902 | | | Epitoxis duplicata Gaede, 1926 | | | Ericeia inangulata Guenée, 1852 | | | Eublemma accedens (Wallengren, 1863) | ⇒ Eublemma anachoresis Wallengren, 1863 | | Eublemma apicata Distant, 1898 | | | Eublemma cochylioides Guenée, 1852 | Eublemma Moth | | Eublemma exigua Walker, 1858 | | | Euproctis mayottensis Collenette, 1955 | | | Euproctis producta Walker, 1863 | | | Euproctis pusillima Strand, 1912 | | | Eyralpenus atricrures Hampson, 1916 | | | Eyralpenus meinhofi Bartel, 1903 | | | Gesonia inscitia Swinhoe, 1885 | | | Gesonia obeditalis Walker, 1859 | | | Grammodes congesta Berio, 1956 | | | Grammodes stolida Fabricius, 1775 | Geometrician | | Hemerophanes diatoma Hering, 1926 | | | Hypena fumidalis (Zeller, 1852) | ⇒ Hypena abyssinalis Guenée, 1854 | | Hypena simplicalis Zeller, 1852 | | | Hypopyra allardi Oberthür, 1878 | | | Laelia herbida Walker, 1856 | | | Laelia rosea Schaus & Cle..., 1893 | | | Lepista pandula Boisduval, 1847 | | | Maxera nigriceps (Walker, 1858) | ⇒ Maxera marchalii Boisduval, 1833 | | Metarctia inconspicua Holland, 1892 | | | Mocis conveniens Walker, 1858 | Pale Brown Lines | | Mocis mayeri Boisduval, 1833 | | | Nyctemera apicalis (Walker, 1854) | ⇒ Podomachla apicalis Walker, 1854 | | Nyctemera insulare (Boisduval, 1833) | ⇒ Chiromachla insulare Boisduval, 1833 | | Nyctemera restrictum (Butler, 1894) | ⇒ Chiromachla restrictum Butler, 1894 | | Olapa tavetensis Holland, 1892 | | | Olapa telesilla Druce, 1899 | | | Paralacydes bivittata Bartel, 1903 | | | Phaegorista bisignibasis Prout, 1918 | | | Plecoptera rufirena Hampson, 1902 | | | Pleuronodes odorino (Bryk, 1915) | ⇒ Pleuronodes trogopera Hampson, 1910 | | Pleuronodes trogopera Hampson, 1910 | | | Rhesala moestalis Walker, 1866 | | | Rhynchina obliqualis Kollar, 1844 | | | Secusio sansibarensis Strand, 1909 | | | Secusio strigata Walker, 1854 | | | Soloe tripunctata Druce, 1896 | | | Sphingomorpha chlorea Cramer, 1777 | | | Spilosoma abbottii Holland, 1896 | | | Thyretes trichaetiformis Zerny, 1912 | | | Trichaeta burtti Distant, 1900 | | | Trigonodes hyppasia Cramer, 1779 | Chaciope Deliana | | Ustjuzhania albida Bartel, 1903 | | | Ustjuzhania lineata Walker, 1855 | | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) elata Fabricius, 1798 | | | Utetheisa elata elata Fabricius, 1798 | | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758 |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Zanzibar Archipelago | Subfamily | Aganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 19
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 5
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 12
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 7
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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