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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
71
1255
2808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
70
1251
2798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
1237
2748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
751
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
686
1616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
317
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
158
359
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth
22
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
22 Genera with 48 Species
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Aroa Walker, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Bracharoa Hübner, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Casama Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Creagra Hübner, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Cropera Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Crorema Walker, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Desmoloma Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Dicranuropsis Hübner, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 18557SpeciesTaxom
Jacksonia Theobald, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Knappetra Hübner, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Lacipa Hübner, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Laelia Stephens, 18557SpeciesTaxom
Lymantria Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Marblepsis Hering, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Morasa Walker, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Naroma Hübner, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Olapa Walker, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Palasea Hübner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Rhypopteryx Aurivillius, 18745SpeciesTaxom
Ruanda Hübner, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
48 Species and 2 Subspecies
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
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 octophora Hampson, 1905
Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910
Dicranuropsis vilis Felder, 1874
Euproctis arenacea Linnaeus, 1767
Euproctis crocata Boisduval, 1847
Euproctis emprepes Turner, 1931
Euproctis haemodetes Hampson, 1905
Euproctis kettlewelli Collenette, 1956
Euproctis sanguigutta Hampson, 1905
Euproctis terminalis Walker, 1855Brown tail moth
Jacksonia papillata Theobald, 1923Aphid
Knappetra arenacea Linnaeus, 1767
Knappetra holdingii Felder R., 1874
Lacipa distantii (Dewitz, 1881)⇒ Lacipa picta Boisduval, 1847
Lacipa nobilis Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Lacipa picta Boisduval, 1847
Laelia aurivillii Hering, 1926
Laelia bifascia Hampson, 1905
Laelia fracta Schaus & Cle..., 1893
Laelia fusca Walker, 1855
Laelia municipalis Distant, 1897
Laelia postpura Hampson, 1905
Laelia tephra Herrich-SchÃ..., 1855
Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758Asian Gypsy Moth
Marblepsis tiphia Swinhoe, 1903
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855
Morasa rhodopepla Felder R., 1874
Naroma varipes Walker, 1865
Olapa nigricosta Hampson, 1905
Olapa nigricosta nigricosta Hampson, 1905
Palasea albimacula Wallengren, 1863
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

Subnodes of Lymantriinae with occurrences in Western Cape
TribeLymantriini
Hampson, 1893
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOrgyiini
Wallengren, 1861
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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