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Taxonomy of Genus Gonometa Walker, 1855


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species
MicroorderApoditrysia
Minet, 1983
13
1792
34426
Families
Genera
Species
PhalanxObtectomera
Minet, 1986
8
1724
33194
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
6
1580
31274
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Lasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
2
428
6293
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyLasiocampidae
Harris, 1841
Eggar Moths, Eggars, Lappet Moths, Lasiocampid Moths
396
5984
Genera
Species
SubfamilyLasiocampinae
Harris, 1841
Lasiocampiines
237
4110
Genera
Species
TribeSelenepherini
Tutt, 1902
84
1029
Genera
Species
GenusGonometa
Walker, 1855
35Species
Subnodes of Gonometa Walker, 1855
SpeciesGonometa argibasis Mabille, 1893
SpeciesGonometa attenuata Kenrick, 1914  ⇒ Borocera attenuata
SpeciesGonometa badia Aurivillius, 1927
SpeciesGonometa bicolor Dewitz, 1881
SpeciesGonometa brotoessa Holland, 1893
SpeciesGonometa cassandra Druce, 1887
SpeciesGonometa cassndra Druce, 1887
SpeciesGonometa christyi Sharpe, 1902
SpeciesGonometa cuprea Distant, 1897
SpeciesGonometa drucei Bethune-Baker, 1908
SpeciesGonometa effusa Walker, 1855  ⇒ Gonometa postica
African wild silk moth, Brandwurm, Burn worm
SpeciesGonometa ferox Kenrick, 1914
SpeciesGonometa fulvida Distant, 1897  ⇒ Eutricha fulvida
SpeciesGonometa griseocincta Hampson, 1910
SpeciesGonometa imperialis Aurivillius, 1915
SpeciesGonometa lomia Druce, 1887
SpeciesGonometa marginata Walker, 1855  ⇒ Gonometa postica
African wild silk moth, Brandwurm, Burn worm
SpeciesGonometa matuta Schaus, 1893
SpeciesGonometa negrottoi Berio, 1940
SpeciesGonometa niveoplaga Aurivillius, 1900
SpeciesGonometa nysa Druce, 1887
SpeciesGonometa podocarpi Aurivillius, 1925
SpeciesGonometa postica Walker, 1855
African wild silk moth, African wild silkmoth, Brandwurm
SpeciesGonometa regia Aurivillius, 1905
SpeciesGonometa robusta Aurivillius, 1909
SpeciesGonometa rufobrunnea Aurivillius, 1922
2Subspecies
SpeciesGonometa siostedti Aurivillius, 1892
SpeciesGonometa sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1892
SpeciesGonometa sjostedti Aurivillius, 1892
SpeciesGonometa stalii Wallengren, 1860
SpeciesGonometa statii Wallengren, 1860  ⇒ Gonometa postica
SpeciesGonometa tessmanni Hering, 1928
SpeciesGonometa titan Holland, 1893

Synonyms
Caphara (Walker, 1862)


Distribution of Gonometa Walker, 1855
Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Republic South Africa, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Somaliland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe


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