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Checklist for Subfamily Lymantriinae Hampson, 1893 (Brown-tail moths)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
638
1185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
637
1184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
637
1184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
441
914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
422
873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
204
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
94
179
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth
12
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
12 Genera with 16 Species
Aroa Walker, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Bracharoa Hübner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Crorema Walker, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Hemerophanes Hübner, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Knappetra Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Laelia Stephens, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Lymantriades Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Marblepsis Hering, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Palasea Hübner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Rhypopteryx Aurivillius, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Schalidomitra Strand, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932
Bracharoa quadripunctata Wallengren, 1875
Crorema setinoides Holland, 1893
Euproctis bicolor Janse, 1915
Euproctis howra rhoda Swinhoe, 1891
Euproctis straminicolor Janse, 1915
Hemerophanes libyra (Druce, 1896)⇒ Hemerophanes flammeola Distant, 1899
Knappetra fasciata Walker, 1855
Laelia figlina Distant, 1899
Laelia fracta Schaus & Cle..., 1893
Lymantriades xanthosoma Hampson, 1910
Marblepsis tiphia Swinhoe, 1903
Palasea albimacula Wallengren, 1863
Rhypopteryx lugardi Swinhoe, 1903
Rhypopteryx rhodea Hampson, 1905
Schalidomitra ambages Strand, 1911

Subnodes of Lymantriinae with occurrences in Botswana
TribeLymantriini
Hampson, 1893
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOrgyiini
Wallengren, 1861
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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