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Checklist for Tribe Leucaniini Guenée, 1837
and region Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
62
1618
4423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1126
3311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1063
3167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
588
1435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
220
445
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNoctuinae
Latreille, 1809
Cutworm, Dart Moths, Noctuine Noctuid Moths
45
104
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLeucaniini
Guenée, 1837
3
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
3 Genera with 21 Species
Leucania Ochsenheimer, 19029SpeciesTaxom
Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 190711SpeciesTaxom
Vietteania Rungs, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
21 Species
Leucania atrimacula Hampson, 1902
Leucania homoeoptera Hampson, 1918
Leucania longipennis Hampson, 1905
Leucania nebulosa Hampson, 1902
Leucania phaea Hampson, 1902
Leucania polyrabda Hampson, 1905
Leucania punctulata Wallengren, 1856Cypress Sphinx
Leucania tacuna Felder & Rog..., 1874
Leucania usta Hampson, 1902Common Sootywing
Mythimna (Hyphilare) pyrausta Hampson, 1913
Mythimna (Hyphilare) tincta Walker, 1858
Mythimna (Hyphilare) umbrigera Saalmuller, 1891
Mythimna (Hyphilare) viettei Rungs, 1955
Mythimna (Morphopoliana) combinata Walker, 1857
Mythimna (Prodigithymna) prominens Walker, 1856
Mythimna homoeoptera Hampson, 1918
Mythimna natalensis Butler, 1875
Mythimna nebulosa Hampson, 1902
Mythimna tacuna Felder & Rog..., 1874
Mythimna ustata Hampson, 1907
Vietteania torrentium Guenée, 1852


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