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Checklist for Subfamily Lymantriinae Hampson, 1893 (Brown-tail moths)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
77
2035
5452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2029
5435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2014
5363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1285
3443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1173
3171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
580
1482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
254
681
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth
30
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
30 Genera with 82 Species
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Aroa Walker, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Bracharoa Hübner, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Casama Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Cimola Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Creagra Hübner, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Cropera Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Crorema Walker, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Desmoloma Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Dicranuropsis Hübner, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Eudasychira Möschler, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 185513SpeciesTaxom
Homochira Hübner, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Jacksonia Theobald, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Knappetra Hübner, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Lacipa Hübner, 18818SpeciesTaxom
Laelia Stephens, 185518SpeciesTaxom
Lepidopalpus Hübner, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Lymantria Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Marblepsis Hering, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Morasa Walker, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Naroma Hübner, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Ogoa Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Olapa Walker, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Palasea Hübner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Psalis Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobazisa Bryk, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Rhypopteryx Aurivillius, 18745SpeciesTaxom
Ruanda Hübner, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Tearosoma Hübner, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
82 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aroa anthora (Felder, 1874)⇒ Aroa discalis Walker, 1855
Aroa discalis Walker, 1855
Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932
Bracharoa dregei Herrich-Schä..., 1854Brown vapourer
Bracharoa quadripunctata Wallengren, 1875
Bracharoa tricolor Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Casama vilis Walker, 1865
Cimola opalina Walker, 1855
Creagra dealbata (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Creagra liturata Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Creagra liturata Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855
Crorema adspersa Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Crorema setinoides Holland, 1893
Dasychira didyma Collenette, 1955
Dasychira extorta (Distant, 1897)⇒ Laelia extorta Distant, 1897
Dasychira octophora Hampson, 1905
Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910
Dicranuropsis vilis Felder, 1874
Eudasychira metathermes Hampson, 1905
Eudasychira metathermes metathermes Hampson, 1905
Euproctis aethiopica Snellen, 1872
Euproctis arenacea Linnaeus, 1767
Euproctis bicolor Janse, 1915
Euproctis crocata Boisduval, 1847
Euproctis emprepes Turner, 1931
Euproctis fasciata (Walker, 1855)⇒ Knappetra fasciata Walker, 1855
Euproctis haemodetes Hampson, 1905
Euproctis kettlewelli Collenette, 1956
Euproctis melanura (Wallengren, 1860)⇒ Euproctis punctifera Walker, 1855
Euproctis mesozona (Hampson, 1905)⇒ Euproctis terminalis Walker, 1855
Euproctis punctifera Walker, 1855
Euproctis sanguigutta Hampson, 1905
Euproctis terminalis Walker, 1855Brown tail moth
Homochira rendalli Distant, 1897
Jacksonia papillata Theobald, 1923Aphid
Knappetra arenacea Linnaeus, 1767
Knappetra holdingii Felder R., 1874
Lacipa distanti (Dewitz, 1881)⇒ Lacipa distantii Dewitz, 1881
Lacipa distantii (Dewitz, 1881)⇒ Lacipa picta Boisduval, 1847
Lacipa exetastes Collenette, 1952
Lacipa gemmata (Distant, 1897)⇒ Lacipa gracilis Hopffer, 1857
Lacipa nobilis Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Lacipa picta Boisduval, 1847
Lacipa pulverea Distant, 1898
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881
Laelia angustipennis Walker, 1855
Laelia aurivillii Hering, 1926
Laelia bifascia Hampson, 1905
Laelia bryophilina Hampson, 1910
Laelia curvivirgata Karsch, 1895
Laelia extorta Distant, 1897
Laelia figlina Distant, 1899
Laelia fracta Schaus & Cle..., 1893
Laelia fusca Walker, 1855
Laelia hampsoni Hering, 1926
Laelia lunensis Hampson, 1905
Laelia melaxantha Walker, 1865
Laelia municipalis Distant, 1897
Laelia postfusca (Hampson, 1905)⇒ Laelia hampsoni Hering, 1926
Laelia postpura Hampson, 1905
Laelia punctulata Butler, 1875
Laelia swinnyi Janse, 1915
Laelia tephra Herrich-SchÃ..., 1855
Lepidopalpus hyalina Janse, 1915
Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758Asian Gypsy Moth
Marblepsis melanocraspis Hampson, 1905
Marblepsis tiphia Swinhoe, 1903
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855
Morasa rhodopepla Felder R., 1874
Naroma signifera Walker, 1856
Naroma varipes Walker, 1865
Ogoa simplex Walker, 1856
Olapa nigricosta Hampson, 1905
Olapa nigricosta nigricosta Hampson, 1905
Palasea albimacula Wallengren, 1863
Psalis securis (Hübner, 1823)⇒ Psalis pennatula Fabricius, 1793
Pseudobazisa perculta Distant, 1897
Rhypopteryx chera Hering, 1927
Rhypopteryx diffusa chera Hering, 1927
Rhypopteryx diplogramma Hering, 1927
Rhypopteryx kettlewelli Collenette, 1953
Rhypopteryx rhodalipha Felder, 1874
Ruanda furva Hampson, 1905
Tearosoma aspersum Felder, 1874

Subnodes of Lymantriinae with occurrences in Cape
TribeLymantriini
Hampson, 1893
3
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOrgyiini
Wallengren, 1861
4
23
Genera
Species

Taxom



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