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Checklist for Subfamily Larentiinae Duponchel, 1845 (Larentiine Moths)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
52
382
545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
52
381
543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
373
525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
195
282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
179
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
1
45
76
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
45
76
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLarentiinae
Duponchel, 1845
Larentiine Moths, Larentiines
8
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Town
8 Genera with 15 Species
Euphyia Hübner, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Eupithecia Curtis, 1922Pug Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Larentia Treitschke, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Nycterosea Hübner, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Perizoma Hübner, 1922Carpets2SpeciesTaxom
Piercia Janse, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolarentia Herbulot, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Xanthorhoe Hübner, 18633SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
15 Species
Euphyia discolorata (Warren, 1901)⇒ Euphyia distinctata Walker, 1862
Euphyia scotosiata (Walker, 1863)⇒ Euphyia distinctata Walker, 1862
Eupithecia infausta Prout L.B., 1922
Eupithecia laticallis Prout L.B., 1922
Larentia diplocampa Prout, 1917
Perizoma alumna Prout, 1925
Perizoma petrogenes Prout, 1922
Piercia artifex Prout L.B., 1925
Piercia ciliata Janse, 1933
Piercia lightfooti Prout L.B., 1925
Piercia respondens Prout L.B., 1922
Pseudolarentia cryptospilata Walker, 1863
Xanthorhoe colorata (Walker, 1863)⇒ Xanthorhoe poseata Geyer, 1837
Xanthorhoe poseata Geyer, 1837
Xanthorhoe umbriferata (Walker, 1863)⇒ Xanthorhoe ulingensis Yang, 1978

Subnodes of Larentiinae with occurrences in Cape Town
TribeCataclysmini
Herbulot, 1961
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEuphyiini
Herbulot, 1981
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEupitheciini
Tutt, 1896
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLarentiini
Duponchel, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePerizomini
Herbulot, 1961
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeXanthorhoini
Pierce, 1914
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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