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Checklist for Subfamily Heliothinae Boisduval, 1828
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1133
4496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1029
4268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
580
1780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
200
486
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHeliothinae
Boisduval, 1828
6
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
6 Genera with 31 Species
Adisura Moore, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Helicoverpa Hardwick, 19653SpeciesTaxom
Heliocheilus Grote, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Heliothis Ochsenheimer, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Masalia Moore, 190210SpeciesTaxom
Timora Walker, 191112SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Adisura affinis Rothschild, 1921
Helicoverpa armigera Hübner, 1805African cotton bollworm
Helicoverpa assulta Guenée, 1852Cape gooseberry budworm
Helicoverpa fletcheri Hardwick, 1965
Heliocheilus albipunctella de Joannis, 1925Millet Head Miner Moth
Heliocheilus discalis Hampson, 1903
Heliothis (Masalia) galatheae Wallengren, 1856
Heliothis (Masalia) nubila Hampson, 1903
Heliothis (Masalia) transvaalica Distant, 1902
Heliothis albiseriata Druce, 1903
Masalia albiseriata (Druce, 1903)⇒ Masalia decorata Moore, 1881
Masalia bimaculata Moore, 1888
Masalia decorata Moore, 1881
Masalia flaviceps Hampson, 1903
Masalia flavistrigata Hampson, 1903
Masalia galatheae (Wallengren, 1856)⇒ Heliothis galatheae Wallengren, 1856
Masalia multistriata Bethune-Baker, 1911
Masalia nubila (Hampson, 1903)⇒ Heliothis nubila Hampson, 1903
Masalia rubristria Hampson, 1903
Masalia transvaalica (Distant, 1902)⇒ Heliothis transvaalica Distant, 1902
Timora bimaculata Moore, 1888
Timora decorata Moore, 1881
Timora decorata albiseriata Druce, 1903
Timora flaviceps Hampson, 1903
Timora flavistrigata Hampson, 1903
Timora galatheae Wallengren, 1856
Timora multistriata Bethune-Baker, 1911
Timora nubila Hampson, 1903
Timora rubristria Hampson, 1903
Timora transvaalica Distant, 1902
Timora umbrifascia Hampson, 1913
Timora unifascia Bethune-Baker, 1911


Links, sources and further information
Heliothinae at artfakta.se
Heliothinae at dyntaxa.se
Heliothinae at itis.gov