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Checklist for Subfamily Herminiinae Leach, 1815 (Dead-leaf worms)
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
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
284
1013
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
11
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
11 Genera with 29 Species
Aburina Möschler, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Adrapsa Walker, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Bertula Walker, 20215SpeciesTaxom
Hipoepa Walker, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Meriderminia Hacker, 20212SpeciesTaxom
Naarda Walker, 20212SpeciesTaxom
Nodaria Guenée, 19616SpeciesTaxom
Polypogon Schrank, 1963Rabbitsfoot grass6SpeciesTaxom
Progonia Hampson, 20212SpeciesTaxom
Simplicia Guenée, 20212SpeciesTaxom
Ziela Fletcher & V..., 19551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
29 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aburina phoenocrosmena Hampson, 1926
Aburina tetragramma Hampson, 1926
Adrapsa occidens Prout A. E., 1927
Bertula duplex Hacker, 2021
Bertula fuscioralis Hacker, 2021
Bertula grisealina Hacker, 2021
Bertula kadunaralis Hacker, 2021
Bertula vastalis Hacker, 2021
Hipoepa fractalis Guenée, 1854Pink Striped Oakworm Moth
Hipoepa fractalis pusilla Butler, 1875
Meriderminia colossa Hacker, 2021
Meriderminia hypenalis Hacker, 2021
Naarda unipunctata Bethune-Baker, 1911
Naarda wojtusiaki Hacker, 2021
Nodaria funerabilis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Nodaria nodosalis Herrich-Schä..., 1851
Nodaria perarcuata Hampson, 1902
Nodaria pulvereata Hacker, 2021
Nodaria saepialis Hacker, 2021
Nodaria verticalis Fletcher D. S., 1961
Polypogon archaealis Hacker, 2021
Polypogon dichromalis Hacker, 2021
Polypogon loxomera Hacker, 2021
Polypogon magniplaga Hacker, 2021
Polypogon pallimarginalis Hacker, 2021
Polypogon quadrimacula Fletcher D. S., 1963
Progonia matilei Orhant, 2001
Progonia matilei orhanti Hacker, 2021
Simplicia extinctalis Zeller, 1852
Simplicia melaninalis Hacker, 2021
Ziela collenettei Fletcher D. ..., 1955


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