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Checklist for Subfamily Lymantriinae Hampson, 1893 (Brown-tail moths)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
84
3355
9380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
84
3355
9380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3350
9375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2160
6273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
2017
5902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
8
1052
2916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
487
1506
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth
18
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
18 Genera with 30 Species
Aroa Walker, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Calliteara Butler, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Cropera Walker, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Desmoloma Hübner, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Eloria Hübner, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 19776SpeciesTaxom
Hemerocampa Ochsenheimer, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Hemerophanes Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Leucoma Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Lymantria Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Marblepsis Hering, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Mpanjaka Griveaud, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Naroma Hübner, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 17972SpeciesTaxom
Sarsina Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Stracilla Hübner, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Thagona Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
30 Species
Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932
Calliteara omicron Lempke, 1959
Cropera sericoptera Collenette, 1932
Dasychira manto Strck., 1900Manto Tussock Moth
Dasychira plagiata Walker, 1855Northern Conifer Tussock
Dasychira psara Collenette, 1937
Dasychira rhopalum Hering, 1926
Dasychira vagans Barnes & McD..., 1913California tonguefish
Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910
Desmoloma erratica Schaus, 1906
Desmoloma mollis Dyar, 1910
Eloria cubana Schaus, 1906
Eloria subapicalis Walker, 1863
Euproctis cryphia Collenette, 1960
Euproctis emprepes Turner, 1931
Euproctis marojejya Griveaud, 1973
Euproctis rivularis Gaede, 1916
Euproctis rubricosta Fawcett, 1918
Euproctis turlini Griveaud, 1977
Hemerocampa salvadora Schaus, 1927
Leucoma lechrisemata Collenette, 1959
Leucoma salicis Linnaeus, 1758Satin Moth
Lymantria (Lymantria) monacha Linnaeus, 1758Black Arches
Marblepsis tiphia Swinhoe, 1903
Mpanjaka polioides Collenette, 1959
Naroma madecassa Griveaud, 1971
Orgyia (Clethrogyna) recens (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Orgyia antiqua Linnaeus, 1758
Orgyia leucostigma J.E. Smith, 1797White-marked tussock moth
Sarsina purpurascens Walker, 1855
Stracilla translucida Oberthür, 1880

Subnodes of Lymantriinae with occurrences in Caribbean
TribeLymantriini
Hampson, 1893
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOrgyiini
Wallengren, 1861
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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