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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
283
3810
7730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1295
2674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
66
1293
2670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
64
1286
2631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
853
1815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
789
1713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
391
853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
173
398
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth
20
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Cape
20 Genera with 45 Species
Aroa Walker, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Bracharoa Hübner, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Cimola Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Creagra Hübner, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Cropera Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Desmoloma Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Dicranuropsis Hübner, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Eudasychira Möschler, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 18557SpeciesTaxom
Lacipa Hübner, 18474SpeciesTaxom
Laelia Stephens, 191512SpeciesTaxom
Lepidopalpus Hübner, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Marblepsis Hering, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Morasa Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Naroma Hübner, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Ogoa Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Olapa Walker, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Psalis Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Rhypopteryx Aurivillius, 19531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
45 Species and 1 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
Cimola opalina Walker, 1855
Creagra liturata Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855
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 fasciata (Walker, 1855)⇒ Knappetra fasciata Walker, 1855
Euproctis haemodetes Hampson, 1905
Euproctis melanura (Wallengren, 1860)⇒ Euproctis punctifera Walker, 1855
Euproctis mesozona (Hampson, 1905)⇒ Euproctis terminalis Walker, 1855
Euproctis punctifera Walker, 1855
Euproctis terminalis Walker, 1855Brown tail moth
Lacipa exetastes Collenette, 1952
Lacipa gemmata (Distant, 1897)⇒ Lacipa gracilis Hopffer, 1857
Lacipa nobilis Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Lacipa picta Boisduval, 1847
Laelia bifascia Hampson, 1905
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 municipalis Distant, 1897
Laelia postfusca (Hampson, 1905)⇒ Laelia hampsoni Hering, 1926
Laelia punctulata Butler, 1875
Laelia swinnyi Janse, 1915
Lepidopalpus hyalina Janse, 1915
Marblepsis melanocraspis Hampson, 1905
Marblepsis tiphia Swinhoe, 1903
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855
Naroma signifera Walker, 1856
Naroma varipes Walker, 1865
Ogoa simplex Walker, 1856
Olapa nigricosta Hampson, 1905
Psalis securis (Hübner, 1823)⇒ Psalis pennatula Fabricius, 1793
Rhypopteryx kettlewelli Collenette, 1953

Subnodes of Lymantriinae with occurrences in Eastern Cape
TribeLymantriini
Hampson, 1893
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOrgyiini
Wallengren, 1861
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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