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Checklist for Tribe Limacodini Duponchel, 1845
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
20
340
625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
5
69
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths
3
52
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLimacodidae
Duponchel, 1845
Cup moths, Limacodids, Saddleback caterpillar moths
43
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLimacodinae
Duponchel, 1845
37
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLimacodini
Duponchel, 1845
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
3 Genera with 4 Species
Altha Walker, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Gavara Walker, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Narosa Walker, 19401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
4 Species
Altha ansorgei (Bethune-Baker, 1911)⇒ Chrysamma purpuripulcra Karsch, 1896
Altha rubrifusalis Hampson, 1910
Gavara lamborni Bethune-Baker, 1915
Narosa albescens West, 1940