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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2438
4344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2437
4343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
2394
4248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
1936
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
48
701
1305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
48
700
1304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
700
1304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
464
946
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
437
906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
237
457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
117
247
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth
10
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gambia
10 Genera with 19 Species
Aroa Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Bracharoa Hübner, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Crorema Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 19106SpeciesTaxom
Eudasychira Möschler, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 18555SpeciesTaxom
Euproctoides Hübner, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Knappetra Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Laelia Stephens, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Naroma Hübner, 18651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
19 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aroa discalis Walker, 1855
Bracharoa mixta Snellen, 1872
Crorema mentiens Walker, 1855
Dasychira glovera Swinhoe, 1906
Dasychira heiroglyphica Swinhoe, 1904
Dasychira hieroglyphica Swinhoe, 1904
Dasychira pytna Druce, 1898
Dasychira remota Druce, 1887
Dasychira stegmanni Grünberg, 1910
Eudasychira poliotis Hampson, 1910
Euproctis aethiopica Snellen, 1872
Euproctis crocata Boisduval, 1847
Euproctis fasciata (Walker, 1855)⇒ Knappetra fasciata Walker, 1855
Euproctis producta Walker, 1863
Euproctis pygmaea Walker, 1855
Euproctoides acrisia Plötz, 1880
Euproctoides acrisia acrisia Plötz, 1880
Euproctoides acrisia crausis Druce, 1884
Knappetra fasciata Walker, 1855
Laelia subrosea Walker, 1855
Naroma varipes Walker, 1865

Subnodes of Lymantriinae with occurrences in Gambia
TribeLymantriini
Hampson, 1893
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOrgyiini
Wallengren, 1861
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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