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Checklist for Subfamily Herminiinae Leach, 1815 (Dead-leaf worms)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
71
1255
2808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
70
1251
2798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
1237
2748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
751
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
686
1616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
317
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
158
359
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
7
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
7 Genera with 14 Species
Bertula Walker, 20212SpeciesTaxom
Dusponera Dognin, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Herminia Latreille, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Hydrillodes Guenée, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Nodaria Guenée, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Polypogon Schrank, 2021Rabbitsfoot grass7SpeciesTaxom
Simplicia Guenée, 20212SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
14 Species and 2 Subspecies
Bertula helena Hacker & Staude, 2021
Bertula karoo Hacker, 2021
Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916
Herminia proxima anahita Wiltshire, 1952
Hydrillodes uliginosalis Guenée, 1854
Nodaria nodosalis Herrich-Schä..., 1851
Polypogon canofusca Hacker, Krüg..., 2019
Polypogon gigantalis Hampson, 1902
Polypogon melanomma Hampson, 1902
Polypogon melanomma melanomma Hampson, 1902
Polypogon melanommoides Krüger, 2005
Polypogon typomelas Krüger, 2005
Polypogon wolframmeyi Hacker, 2021
Simplicia extinctalis Zeller, 1852
Simplicia jocosa Hacker, Fieb..., 2021


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