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Checklist for Tribe Lithosiini Billberg, 1820 (Lichen Moths)
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
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1133
4496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1029
4268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
580
1780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
284
1013
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
112
408
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLithosiini
Billberg, 1820
Lichen Moths
48
150
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
48 Genera with 150 Species
#ABCEFLMNOPSTYZ
Acanthofrontia Hampson, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acanthosia Krüger, 19653SpeciesTaxom
Afrasura Durante, 18649SpeciesTaxom
Aglossosia Hampson, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Archilema Birket-Smith, 19659SpeciesTaxom
Architesma Birket-Smith, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Archithosia Birket-Smith, 19126SpeciesTaxom
Arctiananna De Prins, 19126SpeciesTaxom
Aroterosia Krüger, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Asura Walker, 1865Tiger Moths15SpeciesTaxom
Balbura Walker, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Brunia Moore, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Caripodia Hampson, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Chionaema Herrich-Schä..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Coniopsyche Krüger, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Cragia Birket-Smith, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Cragiosia Volynkin, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Crocosia Hampson, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Cyana Walker, 185414SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1912Lichen Moths12SpeciesTaxom
Flavifronthosia Volynkin, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Lepidilema Aurivillius, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Leptilema Krüger, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Lophilema Aurivillius, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Muxta Birket-Smith, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Nanna Birket-Smith, 19126SpeciesTaxom
Novilema Durante & Pa..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Ochrotilema Krüger, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Ovenna Birket-Smith, 18545SpeciesTaxom
Paraona Moore, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Pelosia Hübner, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Phryganopsis Felder, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Phryganopteryx Saalmüller, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Pliniola Strand, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Poliosia Hampson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopelosia Krüger, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopoliosia Krüger, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Pumililema Krüger, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Pusiola Wallengren, 186014SpeciesTaxom
Pusiolania Wallengren, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Siccasura Volynkin & L..., 20212SpeciesTaxom
Siccia Walker, 20235SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Tesma Birket-Smith, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Thumatha Walker, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Tumicla Walker, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Yelva Birket-Smith, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Zobida Birket-Smith, 19122SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
150 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acanthofrontia anacantha Hampson, 1914
Acanthosia pervolgata Volynkin, 2025
Acanthosia tryphosa Kiriakoff, 1958
Acanthosia tryphosa duplicata Birket-Smith, 1965
Afrasura clara Holland, 1893
Afrasura dubitabilis Durante, 2009
Afrasura emma Durante, 2009
Afrasura hieroglyphica Bethune-Baker, 1911
Afrasura indecisa Walker, 1869
Afrasura numida Holland, 1893
Afrasura obliterata Walker, 1864
Afrasura rivulosa Walker, 1854
Afrasura rivulosa rivulosa Walker, 1864
Aglossosia albescens Hampson, 1901
Archilema achrosis Strand, 1912
Archilema cinderella Kiriakoff, 1958
Archilema lucens Durante & Pa..., 2002
Archilema quadrilobata Durante & Pa..., 2001
Archilema subalba Durante & Pa..., 2001
Archilema subumbrata Holland, 1893
Archilema triangularis Durante & Pa..., 2001
Archilema uelleburgensis Strand, 1912
Archilema vilis Birket-Smith, 1965
Architesma makomensis Strand, 1912
Archithosia costimacula Mabille, 1878
Archithosia duplicata Birket-Smith, 1965
Archithosia flavifrontella Strand, 1912
Archithosia gilvafrons Durante & Pa..., 2002
Archithosia makomensis Strand, 1912
Archithosia quadripunctata Rothschild, 1912
Arctiananna ceratopygia Birket-Smith, 1965
Arctiananna diplisticta Bethune-Baker, 1911
Arctiananna eningae Plötz, 1880
Arctiananna griseata Kühne, 2007
Arctiananna luteolata Kühne, 2014
Arctiananna pia Strand, 1912
Aroterosia punctilineata Hampson, 1901
Asura fulvia (Hampson, 1900)⇒ Paraona interjecta Strand, 1912
Asura fulvimarginata Hampson, 1904
Asura gabunica Walker, 1865
Asura guntheri Walker, 1865
Asura hieroglyphica (Rothschild, 1913)⇒ Afrasura hieroglyphica Bethune-Baker, 1911
Asura indecisa Walker, 1869
Asura numida (Holland, 1893)⇒ Afrasura numida Holland, 1893
Asura obliterata (Walker, 1864)⇒ Afrasura obliterata Walker, 1864
Asura obscurodiscalis Rothschild, 1936
Asura obsolescens (Hampson, 1914)⇒ Paraona interjecta Strand, 1912
Asura rivulosa (Walker, 1854)⇒ Afrasura rivulosa Walker, 1854
Asura rosacea Bethune-Baker, 1904
Asura rufostria Walker, 1865
Asura subfulvia Kiriakoff, 1954
Asura xantha (Walker, 1865)⇒ Afrasura obliterata Walker, 1864
Balbura fresini Jörgensen, 1935
Brunia agonchae Plötz, 1880
Brunia guineacola Strand, 1912
Brunia simplex Birket-Smith, 1965
Brunia vicaria Walker, 1854
Caripodia albescens (Hampson, 1907)⇒ Aglossosia albescens Hampson, 1901
Chionaema rubritermina (Bethune-Baker, 1911)⇒ Cyana rubritermina Bethune-Baker, 1911
Coniopsyche gilvafrons Durante & Pa..., 2002
Cragia distigmata Hampson, 1901
Cragiosia mesosticta Hampson, 1911
Crocosia phaeocraspis (Hampson, 1914)⇒ Eilema divisa Walker, 1862
Cyana africana Holland, 1893
Cyana delicata Walker, 1854
Cyana farquharsoni Bethune-Baker, 1922
Cyana fasciata Karisch, 2013
Cyana flammeostrigata Karisch, 2003
Cyana flammeostrigata flammeostrigata Karisch, 2003
Cyana klausruedigerbecki Karisch, 2005
Cyana luchoana Karisch, 2003
Cyana pretoriae Distant, 1897
Cyana rubristriga Holland, 1893
Cyana rubristriga rubristriga Holland, 1893
Cyana rubritermina Bethune-Baker, 1911
Cyana togoana Strand, 1912
Cyana trigutta Walker, 1854
Eilema achrosis Hampson, 1918
Eilema albidula Walker, 1864
Eilema angulistrigata (Aurivillius, 1904)⇒ Eilema ilemimorpha Aurivillius, 1904
Eilema divisa (Walker, 1862)⇒ Eilema meosticta Hampson, 1911
Eilema ilemimorpha Aurivillius, 1904
Eilema jacobsi (Strand, 1912)⇒ Zobida trinitas Strand, 1912
Eilema leia Hampson, 1901
Eilema meosticta Hampson, 1911
Eilema mesosticta Hampson, 1911
Eilema minutissima Bethune-Baker, 1911
Eilema pulverosa Aurivillius, 1904
Eilema trinitas (Strand, 1912)⇒ Zobida trinitas Strand, 1912
Flavifronthosia flavifrontella Strand, 1912
Lepidilema pulverosa Aurivillius, 1904
Leptilema leia Hampson, 1901
Leptilema minutissima Bethune-Baker, 1911
Lophilema angustipennis Strand, 1912
Muxta termineola Hampson, 1907
Muxta xanthopa Holland, 1893
Nanna ceratopygia Birket-Smith, 1965
Nanna diplisticta Bethune-Baker, 1911
Nanna eningae Plötz, 1880
Nanna luteolata Kühne, 2014
Nanna montana (Birket-Smith, 1965)⇒ Nanna pia Strand, 1912
Nanna pia Strand, 1912
Novilema fluminalis Durante & Pa..., 2001
Ochrotilema flavicosta Hampson, 1901
Ovenna agonchae Plötz, 1880
Ovenna guineacola Strand, 1912
Ovenna simplex Birket-Smith, 1965
Ovenna subgriseola Strand, 1912
Ovenna vicaria Walker, 1854Ubiquitous Footman
Paraona interjecta Strand, 1912
Pelosia nitedula (Kiriakoff, 1958)⇒ Pusiola minutissima Kiriakoff, 1958
Phryganopsis asperatella Walker, 1864
Phryganopsis cinerella Wallengren, 1860
Phryganopteryx duplicata Birket-Smith, 1965
Pliniola gibba Plötz, 1880
Poliosia nigrifrons (Hampson, 1900)⇒ Pusiola occidentalis Strand, 1912
Pseudopelosia plumosa Mabille, 1900
Pseudopoliosia danella Durante & Pa..., 2002
Pseudopoliosia nigeriana Durante & Pa..., 2002
Pseudopoliosia nigrifrons Hampson, 1900
Pumililema minutissima Kiriakoff, 1958
Pumililema nitedula Durante & Pa..., 2002
Pusiola aureola Birket-Smith, 1965
Pusiola celida Bethune-Baker, 1911
Pusiola celidana (Bethune-Baker, 1911)⇒ Pusiola celida Bethune-Baker, 1911
Pusiola cinerella Wallengren, 1860
Pusiola danella Durante & Pa..., 2002
Pusiola lucens Durante & Pa..., 2002
Pusiola minutissima Kiriakoff, 1958
Pusiola nigeriana (Durante & Pa..., 2002)⇒ Pusiola occidentalis Strand, 1912
Pusiola nigrifrons Hampson, 1900
Pusiola nitedula (Durante & Pa..., 2002)⇒ Pusiola minutissima Kiriakoff, 1958
Pusiola occidentalis Strand, 1912
Pusiola ochreata Hampson, 1901
Pusiola poliosia Kiriakoff, 1958
Pusiola zelleri (Wallengren, 1860)⇒ Phryganopsis cinerella Wallengren, 1860
Pusiolania minima Durante, 2004
Siccasura numida Holland, 1893
Siccasura spatulata Volynkin & L..., 2021
Siccia akanthodis Volynkin, 2023
Siccia conformis Hampson, 1914
Siccia gypsia Hampson, 1914
Siccia sordida Butler, 1877
Siccia tridens Volynkin, 2023
Systropha norae Patiny, 2004
Tesma fractifascia Hampson, 1918
Tesma melema Kiriakoff, 1958
Tesma nigrapex Strand, 1912
Thumatha infantula (Saalmüller, 1880)⇒ Thumatha fuscescens Walker, 1866
Thumatha lunaris Durante, 2007
Tumicla atricraspeda Hampson, 1914
Yelva obscura Birket-Smith, 1965
Zobida jacobsi Hampson, 1914
Zobida trinitas Strand, 1912

Subnodes of Lithosiini with occurrences in Nigeria
SubtribeClemensiina
Bendib & Minet, 1999
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeEilemina
Birket-Smith, 1966
19
52
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeLithosiina
Billberg, 1820
17
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeNudariina
Lafontaine & Fibiger, 2006
7
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePhryganopterygina
Bendib & Minet, 1999
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Lithosiini at artfakta.se
Lithosiini at dyntaxa.se
Lithosiini at itis.gov