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Checklist for Tribe Leucaniini Guenée, 1837
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
77
2035
5452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2029
5435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2014
5363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1285
3443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1173
3171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
580
1482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
247
646
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNoctuinae
Latreille, 1809
Cutworm, Dart Moths, Noctuine Noctuid Moths
81
251
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLeucaniini
Guenée, 1837
3
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
3 Genera with 35 Species
Leucania Ochsenheimer, 190217SpeciesTaxom
Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 187415SpeciesTaxom
Vietteania Rungs, 18523SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
35 Species
Leucania (Acantholeucania) loreyi Duponchel, 1827Cosmopolitan
Leucania (Leucania) joannisi Boursin & Rungs, 1952
Leucania amens Guenée, 1852
Leucania baziyae Möschler, 1883
Leucania curvula (Walker, 1856)⇒ Leucania loreyi Duponchel, 1827
Leucania internata Möschler, 1883
Leucania longipennis Hampson, 1905
Leucania melanostrota Hampson, 1905
Leucania melianoides Möschler, 1883
Leucania multilinea Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Leucania nebulosa Hampson, 1902
Leucania nigrisparsa Hampson, 1902
Leucania phaea Hampson, 1902
Leucania plana (Walker, 1856)⇒ Leucania amens Guenée, 1852
Leucania pseudargyria Guenée, 1852False Wainscot
Leucania punctulata Wallengren, 1856Cypress Sphinx
Leucania rhabdophora Hampson, 1902
Mythimna (Hyphilare) longivittata Berio, 1940
Mythimna (Hyphilare) usta Hampson, 1902
Mythimna (Morphopoliana) languida Walker, 1858
Mythimna apparata Wallengren, 1875
Mythimna internata Möschler, 1884
Mythimna mamohau Krüger, 2005
Mythimna melianoides Möschler, 1884
Mythimna natalensis Butler, 1875
Mythimna nebulosa Hampson, 1902
Mythimna nigrisparsa Hampson, 1902
Mythimna operosa Saalmüller, 1891
Mythimna phaeochroa Hampson, 1905
Mythimna poliastis Hampson, 1902
Mythimna pseudotacuna Berio, 1962
Mythimna tacuna Felder & Rog..., 1874
Vietteania amens Guenée, 1852
Vietteania intestata Walker, 1856
Vietteania torrentium Guenée, 1852


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