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Checklist for Subfamily Herminiinae Leach, 1815 (Dead-leaf worms)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3780
15848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
3774
15825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3756
15683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
2174
9239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1968
8389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
1049
4450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
442
2054
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
22
90
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
22 Genera with 90 Species
#ABCDHINOPSZ
Ableptina Prout, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Aburina Möschler, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Bertula Walker, 20217SpeciesTaxom
Bleptina Guenée, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Chusaris Walker, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Chytolita Grote, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Dusponera Dognin, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Herminia Latreille, 19525SpeciesTaxom
Hipoepa Walker, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Hydrillodes Guenée, 18546SpeciesTaxom
Idia Hübner, 20056SpeciesTaxom
Naarda Walker, 19027SpeciesTaxom
Nodaria Guenée, 190210SpeciesTaxom
Osericana Walker, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Palthis Hübner, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Paracolax Hübner, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Phalaenophana Grote, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Polypogon Schrank, 2021Rabbitsfoot grass21SpeciesTaxom
Progonia Hampson, 19025SpeciesTaxom
Salia Robineau-Des..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Simplicia Guenée, 185910SpeciesTaxom
Zanclognatha Lederer, 1857
Fan-foot0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
90 Species and 4 Subspecies
Ableptina nubifera Hampson, 1902
Aburina poliophaea Hampson, 1926
Bertula bellaria Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Bertula cornualis Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Bertula helena Hacker & Staude, 2021
Bertula inconspicua Swinhoe, 1902
Bertula karoo Hacker, 2021
Bertula pallicostalis Hampson, 1902
Bertula pulvida Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Bleptina frontalis Walker, 1862
Bleptina intractalis Walker, 1862
Chusaris typica Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Chusaris typomelas Krüger, 2005
Chusaris venata Warren, 1914
Chytolita morbidalis Guenée, 1854Morbid Owlet
Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916
Herminia cruralis Guenée, 1854
Herminia extinctalis (Zeller, 1852)⇒ Simplicia inareolalis Fryer, 1912
Herminia jacchusalis (Walker, 1859)⇒ Zanclognatha jacchusalis Walker, 1859
Herminia protumnusalis Walker, 1859Berry´s Skipper
Herminia proxima anahita Wiltshire, 1952
Hipoepa fractalis Guenée, 1854Pink Striped Oakworm Moth
Hipoepa fractalis pusilla Butler, 1875
Hipoepa pusilla (Butler, 1875)⇒ Hipoepa fractalis Guenée, 1854
Hydrillodes bryophiloides Butler, 1876
Hydrillodes cleobisalis (Walker, 1858)⇒ Hydrillodes uliginosalis Guenée, 1854
Hydrillodes intractalis Walker, 1862
Hydrillodes lentalis Guenée, 1854
Hydrillodes thelephusalis (Walker, 1858)⇒ Hydrillodes uliginosalis Guenée, 1854
Hydrillodes uliginosalis Guenée, 1854
Idia aemula Hübner, 1813Common Idia
Idia americalis Guenée, 1854American Idia
Idia auge Hampson, 1902
Idia gigantalis Hampson, 1902
Idia pulverea Hampson, 1902
Idia undulilinea Krüger, 2005
Naarda flavisignata Vári, 1962
Naarda leucopis Hampson, 1902
Naarda melanomma Hampson, 1902
Naarda melanommoides Krüger, 2005
Naarda nigripalpis Hampson, 1916
Naarda ovaliplaga Warren, 1914
Naarda xanthopis Hampson, 1902
Nodaria aesopusalis (Walker, 1859)⇒ Paracolax tristalis Fabricius, 1794
Nodaria brachialis Zeller, 1852
Nodaria cornicalis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Simplicia cornicalis Fabricius, 1794
Nodaria externalis Guenée, 1854Nais Metalmark
Nodaria fumosa Hacker, 2021
Nodaria grisea Hampson, 1916Curve-winged Metalmark
Nodaria luctuosa Hampson, 1902
Nodaria melaleuca Hampson, 1902
Nodaria nodosalis Herrich-Schä..., 1851
Nodaria perarcuata Hampson, 1902
Palthis angulalis Hübner, 1796Dark Spotted Palthis
Paracolax castanea (Rothschild, 1920)⇒ Hipoepa fractalis Guenée, 1854
Phalaenophana pyramusalis Walker, 1859Dark-banded Owlet
Polypogon aemularina Hacker & Sch..., 2021
Polypogon aemuloides Hacker, 2021
Polypogon auge Hampson, 1902
Polypogon caffraria Moschler, 1883
Polypogon caffrarium Möschler, 1883
Polypogon canofusca Hacker, Krüg..., 2019
Polypogon fractale Guenée, 1854
Polypogon fractalis (Guenée, 1854)⇒ Hipoepa fractalis Guenée, 1854
Polypogon gigantalis Hampson, 1902
Polypogon isomelana Hacker, 2021
Polypogon leucopis Hampson, 1902
Polypogon melaleuca Hampson, 1902
Polypogon melanomma Hampson, 1902
Polypogon melanomma melanomma Hampson, 1902
Polypogon melanommoides Krüger, 2005
Polypogon pulverea Hampson, 1902
Polypogon pusilla Butler, 1875
Polypogon typomelas Krüger, 2005
Polypogon undulilinea Krüger, 2005
Polypogon venata Warren, 1914
Polypogon wolframmeyi Hacker, 2021
Progonia grisea Hampson, 1905
Progonia luctuosa Hampson, 1902
Progonia matilei Orhant, 2001
Progonia matilei orhanti Hacker, 2021
Progonia perarcuata Hampson, 1902
Salia semiothisa Schaus, 1916
Simplicia caffraria Möschler, 1884
Simplicia capalis (Walker, 1858)⇒ Simplicia extinctalis Zeller, 1852
Simplicia cornicalis Fabricius, 1794Tiki hut litter moth
Simplicia extinctalis Zeller, 1852
Simplicia inarcualis (Zeller, 1852)⇒ Simplicia inareolalis Fryer, 1912
Simplicia inareolalis Fryer, 1912
Simplicia inflexalis Guenée, 1854
Simplicia jocosa Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Simplicia megapolia Hacker, Fieb..., 2021
Simplicia telamusalis Walker, 1859


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