Checklist of Family Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 (Cup moths)
for Malawi (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 327
3787
9639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 327
3787
9639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 308
3697
9441 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 226
3307
8733 | 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
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 30
354
708 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
| 5
64
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths | 3
40
67 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Limacodidae
Duponchel, 1845
Cup moths, Limacodids, Saddleback caterpillar moths | 29
49 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Malawi
29 Genera with 49 Species
| Afraltha Hering, 1955 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysamma Karsch, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobasis Felder, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosuma Walker, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crothaema Butler, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenolita Karsch, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delorhachis Karsch, 2023 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Deltoptera Janse, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gavara Walker, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halseyia Fletcher, 1896 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Latoia Guérin-Ménev..., 1865 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Macroplectra Hampson, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micraphe Karsch, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neogavara Janse, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neomocena Janse, 1928 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Niphadolepis Karsch, 1928 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pantoctenia Felder, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapluda Aurivillius, 1928 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Prodidactis Meyrick, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhypteira Holland, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scotinochroa Butler, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Semibirthama Janse, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Susicina Hering, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taeda Wallengren, 1908 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Teinorhyncha Holland, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thosea Walker, 1937 | Nettle grubs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trachyptena Bethune-Baker, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tryphax Karsch, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zinara Walker, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Malawi
49 Species and 2 Subspecies | Afraltha chionostola Hampson, 1910 | | | Afraltha luxuriosa Hering, 1928 | | | Afraltha xanthocharis Clench, 1955 | | | Chrysamma purpuripulcra Karsch, 1896 | | | Chrysamma purpuripulcra purpuripulcra Karsch, 1896 | | | Coenobasis amoena Felder, 1874 | | | Cosuma polana Druce, 1887 | | | Crothaema gloriosa Hering, 1928 | | | Ctenolita melanosticta Bethune-Baker, 1909 | | | Delorhachis chlorodaedala Tams, 1929 | | | Delorhachis kilosa West, 1940 | | | Delorhachis mariae Dufrane, 1945 | | | Delorhachis viridiplaga Karsch, 1896 | | | Delorhachis zambica Taberer, Fie..., 2023 | | | Deltoptera iphia Janse, 1964 | | | Gavara velutina Walker, 1857 | | | Halseyia rectilinea Hering, 1937 | | | Halseyia rufibasalis Hering, 1928 | | | Halseyia separata Karsch, 1896 | | | Latoia albicosta Hampson, 1910 | | | Latoia albifrons Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | | | Latoia cretata Karsch, 1899 | | | Latoia intermissa (Walker, 1865) | ⇒ Stroter intermissa Walker, 1865 | | Latoia nivosa Felder, 1874 | | | Latoia nivosa angustifascia Hering, 1928 | | | Latoia urda Druce, 1887 | | | Latoia vivida Walker, 1865 | | | Macroplectra flavata West, 1940 | | | Micraphe lateritia Karsch, 1896 | | | Neogavara imitans Janse, 1964 | | | Neomocena convergens Hering, 1928 | | | Niphadolepis alianta Karsch, 1899 | | | Niphadolepis luxurians Hering, 1928 | | | Pantoctenia prasina Butler, 1896 | | | Parapluda incincta Hampson, 1909 | | | Parapluda invitabilis Wallengren, 1860 | | | Parapluda neglecta Hering, 1928 | | | Prodidactis mystica Meyrick, 1918 | | | Rhypteira hyperocha Tams, 1930 | | | Scotinochroa inconsequens Butler, 1897 | Dark Satin Slug | | Semibirthama rotundata Hering, 1928 | | | Susicina pyrocausta Hampson, 1910 | | | Taeda aetitis Wallengren, 1863 | Eagle Slug | | Taeda gemmans Felder, 1874 | | | Taeda prasina (Butler, 1896) | ⇒ Taeda aetitis Wallengren, 1863 | | Taeda punctistriga Weymer, 1908 | | | Teinorhyncha melanosticta Bethune-Baker, 1909 | | | Thosea cataractae West, 1937 | | | Trachyptena holobrunnea Janse, 1964 | | | Tryphax incurvata West, 1940 | | | Zinara discophora Hampson, 1910 | |
Subnodes of Limacodidae with occurrences in Malawi
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