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Checklist for Family Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 (Cup moths)
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
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
398
826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
6
44
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths
4
26
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLimacodidae
Duponchel, 1845
Cup moths, Limacodids, Saddleback caterpillar moths
17
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
17 Genera with 23 Species
Arctozygaena Gaede, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Brachia Karsch, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Caffricola Hampson, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopoloma Druce, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Coenobasis Felder, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Crothaema Butler, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtosia Packard, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Halseyia Fletcher, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Hamartia Hering, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Homosusica Janse, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Latoia Guérin-Ménev..., 18933SpeciesTaxom
Latoiola Hering, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Neogavara Janse, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Parapluda Aurivillius, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Taeda Wallengren, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Thosea Walker, 1910Nettle grubs1SpeciesTaxom
Unithosea Vári, 20111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
23 Species and 1 Subspecies
Arctozygaena quinquemaculata Gaede, 1926
Brachia breijeri Janse, 1964
Caffricola cloeckneria Stoll, 1781
Caffricola cloeckneria cloeckneria Cramer, 1781
Chrysopoloma rudis Walker, 1865
Chrysopoloma similis (Aurivillius, 1895)⇒ Chrysopoloma isabellina Aurivillius, 1895
Chrysopoloma varia Distant, 1899
Coenobasis hemichlora Grünberg, 1910
Crothaema decorata Distant, 1892
Cyrtosia stuckenbergi Hesse, 1967
Halseyia intacta Hering, 1937
Hamartia clarissa Hering, 1937
Homosusica eugrapha Janse, 1964
Latoia intermissa (Walker, 1865)⇒ Stroter intermissa Walker, 1865
Latoia latistriga Walker, 1855
Latoia viridifascia Holland, 1893
Latoiola pusilla Aurivillius, 1900
Neogavara imitans Janse, 1964
Parapluda invitabilis Wallengren, 1860
Taeda aetitis Wallengren, 1863Eagle Slug
Taeda gemmans Felder, 1874
Taeda pusilla Aurivillius, 1899
Thosea albiviata Hampson, 1910
Unithosea gainsfordi Mey, 2011

Subnodes of Limacodidae with occurrences in Western Cape
SubfamilyChrysopolominae
Aurivillius, 1895
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimacodinae
Duponchel, 1845
14
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Limacodidae at artfakta.se
Limacodidae at dyntaxa.se
Limacodidae at gbif.org
Limacodidae at irmng.org
Limacodidae at itis.gov