AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Subfamily Lymantriinae Hampson, 1893 (Brown-tail moths)
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
5392
17066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
5387
17059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
5315
16945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
4274
14282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1031
3185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
63
1026
3155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1009
3085
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
601
1577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
516
1310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
198
517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
82
126
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth
12
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Zealand
12 Genera with 16 Species
Acyphas Walker, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Desmoloma Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Icta Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Iropoca Turner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Jacksonia Theobald, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lacipa Hübner, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Numenes Walker, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobazisa Bryk, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Teia Ochsenheimer, 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acyphas chionitis Turner, 1902White Tussock Moth
Dasychira rhopalum Hering, 1926
Dasychira thysanoessa Collenette, 1933
Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910
Euproctis baliolalis Swinhoe, 1892Browntail Gum Moth
Euproctis melanosoma Butler, 1882Black-bodied Browntail Moth
Icta tanaopsis
Iropoca rotundata Walker, 1855Irapoca Moth
Jacksonia papillata Theobald, 1923Aphid
Lacipa exetastes Collenette, 1952
Numenes contrahens delta Strand, 1915
Orgyia anartoides Walker, 1855Painted Apple Moth
Orgyia definita Packard, 1864Definite Tussock Moth
Orgyia thyellina Butler, 1881White-Spotted Tussock Moth
Pseudobazisa kapanga Collenette, 1939
Teia anartoides (Walker, 1855)⇒ Orgyia definita Packard, 1864

Subnodes of Lymantriinae with occurrences in New Zealand
TribeLymantriini
Hampson, 1893
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOrgyiini
Wallengren, 1861
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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