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Checklist for Subfamily Herminiinae Leach, 1815 (Dead-leaf worms)
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
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
686
5296
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
28
238
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Africa
28 Genera with 238 Species
#ABCDHIMNOPSTZ
Ableptina Prout, 20216SpeciesTaxom
Aburina Möschler, 19269SpeciesTaxom
Adrapsa Walker, 19654SpeciesTaxom
Bertula Walker, 202126SpeciesTaxom
Bleptina Guenée, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Bocana Walker, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Chusaris Walker, 202111SpeciesTaxom
Dusponera Dognin, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Herminia Latreille, 18355SpeciesTaxom
Hipoepa Walker, 20165SpeciesTaxom
Hydrillodes Guenée, 185411SpeciesTaxom
Idia Hübner, 18805SpeciesTaxom
Macrochilo Hübner, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Meriderminia Hacker, 20214SpeciesTaxom
Naarda Walker, 198911SpeciesTaxom
Nodaria Guenée, 196127SpeciesTaxom
Osericana Walker, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracolax Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Pechipogo Hübner, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Physula Guenée, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Polypogon Schrank, 2021Rabbitsfoot grass79SpeciesTaxom
Progonia Hampson, 20218SpeciesTaxom
Salia Robineau-Des..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Sartagine Holloway, 20211SpeciesTaxom
Simplicia Guenée, 188018SpeciesTaxom
Tosacantha Fletcher, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Zanclognatha Lederer, 1763Fan-foot1SpeciesTaxom
Ziela Fletcher & V..., 19552SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
238 Species and 7 Subspecies
Ableptina aeruginosa Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Ableptina insulana Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Ableptina mouriesi Guillermet, 2004
Ableptina nephelopera Hampson, 1909
Ableptina nubifera Hampson, 1902
Ableptina tenebricosa Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Aburina coerulescens Hampson, 1926
Aburina dufayi Viette, 1979
Aburina jucunda Karsch, 1896
Aburina peyrierasi Viette, 1979
Aburina phoenocrosmena Hampson, 1926
Aburina piana (Swinhoe, 1909)⇒ Aburina sobrina Möschler, 1887
Aburina poliophaea Hampson, 1926
Aburina sobrina Möschler, 1887
Aburina tetragramma Hampson, 1926
Adrapsa ambrensis Viette, 1965
Adrapsa luma Viette, 1962
Adrapsa occidens Prout A. E., 1927
Adrapsa radiata Viette, 1965
Bertula bipectinata Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Bertula confuscioralis Hacker, 2021
Bertula cornualis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Bertula diakonoffi Viette, 1976
Bertula grisea Hampson, 1916
Bertula inconspicua Swinhoe, 1902
Bertula isosocles Bethune-Baker, 1911
Bertula janenschi Hacker, 2021
Bertula laportei Viette, 1979
Bertula michaelochsealis Hacker, 2021
Bertula muehlei Hacker, 2021
Bertula nodosaralis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Bertula pallicostalis Hampson, 1902
Bertula permutalis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Bertula pullulalis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Bertula pulvida Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Bertula ranomafana Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Bertula rectifascialis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Bertula sandrangato Viette, 1962
Bertula sciarrettai Hacker, 2021
Bertula staudei Hacker, 2021
Bertula subflavealis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Bertula teguminata Hacker, 2021
Bertula tristalis Viette, 1956
Bertula univocalis Viette, 1956
Bertula vastalis Hacker, 2021
Bleptina cryptoleuca Prout, 1921
Bocana manifestalis Walker, 1859Moth
Chusaris anderesi Guillermet, 1992
Chusaris carninalis Viette, 1956
Chusaris comoroana Viette, 1981
Chusaris hackeri Gibeaux, 2022
Chusaris imitatrix Gibeaux, 2022
Chusaris isoplocalis Viette, 1956
Chusaris knudlarseni Hacker, 2021
Chusaris limonitincta Gibeaux, 2022
Chusaris longioralis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Chusaris pyraustalis Viette, 1954
Chusaris venustalis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916
Herminia extinctalis (Zeller, 1852)⇒ Simplicia inareolalis Fryer, 1912
Herminia grisealis Denis & Schi..., 1775Small Fan-foot
Herminia proxima anahita Wiltshire, 1952
Herminia tarsicrinalis Knoch, 1782Shaded Fan-foot
Herminia tarsipennalis (Treitschke, 1835)⇒ Zanclognatha tarsipennalis Treitschke, 1835
Hipoepa fractalis Guenée, 1854Pink Striped Oakworm Moth
Hipoepa fractalis limieri Guillermet, 2004
Hipoepa fractalis pusilla Butler, 1875
Hipoepa limieri Guillermet, 2004
Hipoepa poliomelana Hacker, 2016
Hydrillodes aviculalis Guenée, 1862
Hydrillodes borbonica de Joannis, 1932
Hydrillodes bryophiloides Butler, 1876
Hydrillodes carayoni Viette, 1981
Hydrillodes comoroana Viette, 1981
Hydrillodes discoidea Viette, 1962
Hydrillodes incerta Viette, 1962
Hydrillodes inversa Viette, 1962
Hydrillodes perplexalis Fryer, 1912
Hydrillodes pyraustalis Viette, 1954
Hydrillodes uliginosalis Guenée, 1854
Idia fuscomaculalis Saalmüller, 1880
Idia gigantalis Hampson, 1902
Idia pernix Townsend, 1958
Idia pulverea Hampson, 1902
Idia serralis Mabille, 1880
Macrochilo cribrumalis Hübner, 1793Dotted Fan-foot
Macrochilo iteinalis Viette, 1956
Macrochilo oxymoralis Viette, 1956
Meriderminia baronialis Hacker, 2021
Meriderminia bipartita Hacker, 2021
Meriderminia dubiefae Viette, 1982
Meriderminia fibigeralis Hacker, 2021
Naarda cliterica Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Naarda clitodes Fletcher D. S., 1961
Naarda flavisignata Vári, 1962
Naarda fuliginaria Bethune-Baker, 1911
Naarda icterica Fletcher D. S., 1961
Naarda ivelona Viette, 1965
Naarda madagascella Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Naarda nigripalpis Hampson, 1916
Naarda ovaliplaga Warren, 1914
Naarda xanthonephra (Turner, 1908)⇒ Naarda xanthonephroides Poole, 1989
Naarda xanthonephroides Poole, 1989
Nodaria aenicta Fletcher D. S., 1961
Nodaria aeschrina Legrand, 1966
Nodaria albertinalis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Nodaria angolalis Hacker, 2021
Nodaria armata Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Nodaria cornicalis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Simplicia cornicalis Fabricius, 1794
Nodaria discoidea Viette, 1962
Nodaria dubiefae Viette, 1982Mormon Metalmark
Nodaria externalis Guenée, 1854Nais Metalmark
Nodaria fiebigi Hacker, 2021
Nodaria fractaloides Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Nodaria fumosa Hacker, 2021
Nodaria funerabilis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Nodaria indecorialis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Nodaria lophobela Fletcher D. S., 1961Blue Metalmark
Nodaria malagascialis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Nodaria melanopera Hacker, 2021
Nodaria micromaura Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Nodaria mouriesi Guillermet, 2004
Nodaria nodosalis Herrich-Schä..., 1851
Nodaria perarcuata Hampson, 1902
Nodaria periplocalis Mabille, 1880
Nodaria spinosa Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Nodaria splendidalis Hacker, 2021
Nodaria tanzanialis Hacker, 2021
Nodaria turpalis Mabille, 1900
Nodaria verticalis Fletcher D. S., 1961
Paracolax tristalis Fabricius, 1794Clay Fan-foot
Pechipogo plumigeralis (Hübner, 1825)⇒ Polypogon plumigeralis Hübner, 1825
Physula synnaralis Guenée, 1862
Polypogon aculealis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Polypogon aemuloides Hacker, 2021
Polypogon africrinalis Hacker, 2021
Polypogon agassizi Hacker, 2021
Polypogon ambrensis Viette, 1965
Polypogon angustatalis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Polypogon antennalis Hacker, 2021
Polypogon atmocyma Fletcher D. S., 1961
Polypogon atrirena Joannis, 1913
Polypogon boisduvalalis Viette, 1962
Polypogon catalai Viette, 1954
Polypogon decaryi Viette, 1954
Polypogon descarpentriesi Viette, 1954
Polypogon dichromalis Hacker, 2021
Polypogon dirkstadiensis Hacker, 2021
Polypogon discoloralis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Polypogon elongalis Viette, 1954
Polypogon ethiopialis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Polypogon feminalis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Polypogon fuscomaculalis Saalmüller, 1880
Polypogon gigantalis Hampson, 1902
Polypogon granulalis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Polypogon griseonigralis Viette, 1954
Polypogon holosticta Hacker, 2021
Polypogon humberti Viette, 1966
Polypogon humilis Hacker, 2021
Polypogon imperspicua Hacker, 2021
Polypogon incerta Leech, 1900
Polypogon inversa Viette, 1962
Polypogon iteinalis Viette, 1956
Polypogon limieri Guillermet, 2004
Polypogon longipalpalis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Polypogon lucefascia Hacker, 2021
Polypogon macropalpalis Hacker, 2021
Polypogon madagascalis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Polypogon mainty Viette, 1979
Polypogon mauroxanthalis Hacker, 2021
Polypogon megapalpalis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Polypogon melaleuca Hampson, 1902
Polypogon melanomma Hampson, 1902
Polypogon melanomma melanomma Hampson, 1902
Polypogon melanomma purpuratalis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Polypogon mosopialis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Polypogon nazus Viette, 1981
Polypogon nechisaralis Hacker, 2021
Polypogon nigricatalis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Polypogon nobililalis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Polypogon nyungwe Hacker & Staude, 2021
Polypogon ochreoplagata Kenrick, 1917
Polypogon orienarcalis Hacker, 2021
Polypogon oxymoralis Viette, 1956
Polypogon pangraptalis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Polypogon peratosema Hampson, 1926
Polypogon pernix Townsend, 1958
Polypogon politzari Hacker, 2021
Polypogon pulchellialis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Polypogon pulverea Hampson, 1902
Polypogon quadrimacula Fletcher D. S., 1963
Polypogon ralffiebigi Hacker, 2021
Polypogon rationalis Viette, 1956
Polypogon saalmuelleralis Viette, 1954
Polypogon saldaitis Hacker, 2011
Polypogon sieglinde Viette, 1979
Polypogon straminea Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Polypogon straminealis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Polypogon straminentalis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Polypogon subpurpurascens Viette, 1954
Polypogon tandoana Bethune-Baker, 1911
Polypogon tenebrosa Mabille, 1900
Polypogon tripunctum Bippus, 2018
Polypogon ungulata Berio, 1956
Polypogon usambaralis Hacker, 2021
Polypogon vagulalis Viette, 1956
Polypogon vaovalis Viette, 1981
Polypogon varietalis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Polypogon voeltzkowi Hacker, 2021
Polypogon wintgensialis Hacker, 2021
Polypogon xanthaspisalis Viette, 1956
Polypogon zernyalis Hacker, 2021
Progonia aenicta Fletcher D. S., 1961
Progonia boisduvalalis Viette, 1962
Progonia malickyi Hacker, 2021
Progonia matilei Orhant, 2001
Progonia matilei matilei Orhant, 2001
Progonia matilei orhanti Hacker, 2021
Progonia oileusalis Walker, 1859
Progonia udzungwa Hacker, 2021
Salia semiothisa Schaus, 1916
Sartagine kigoma Hacker, 2021
Simplicia borbonica Guillermet, 2005
Simplicia carayoni Viette, 1981
Simplicia cornicalis Fabricius, 1794Tiki hut litter moth
Simplicia eurolalis Hacker, 2021
Simplicia extinctalis Zeller, 1852
Simplicia fesseleti Guillermet, 2005
Simplicia fuscioralis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Simplicia inarcualis (Zeller, 1852)⇒ Simplicia inareolalis Fryer, 1912
Simplicia inareolalis Fryer, 1912
Simplicia inflexalis Guenée, 1854
Simplicia jocosa Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Simplicia lacteatalis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Simplicia macrolalis Hacker, 2021
Simplicia monotonalis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Simplicia ochrophaea Hacker, 2021
Simplicia pachycera Hampson, 1910
Simplicia pannalis Guenée, 1862
Simplicia periplocalis Mabille, 1880
Tosacantha atmocyma Fletcher D. S., 1961
Zanclognatha lunalis Scopoli, 1763Jubilee Fan-foot
Ziela biplaga Fletcher D. ..., 1955
Ziela collenettei Fletcher D. ..., 1955


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