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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
1407
3745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
1407
3745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
1406
3743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
977
2918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
941
2847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
466
1084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
207
579
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth
38
87
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
38 Genera with 87 Species
#ABCDEHKLMNOPRS
Aroa Walker, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Barlowia Hübner, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Bracharoa Hübner, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Cadurca Hübner, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Cimola Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Cropera Walker, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Crorema Walker, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 19607SpeciesTaxom
Eudasychira Möschler, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Euproctidion Hübner, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 18979SpeciesTaxom
Euproctoides Hübner, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Hemerophanes Hübner, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Heteronygmia Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Homochira Hübner, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Hyaloperina Hübner, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Knappetra Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Lacipa Hübner, 18816SpeciesTaxom
Laelia Stephens, 18559SpeciesTaxom
Leptaroa Hampson, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Marbla Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Marblepsis Hering, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Morasa Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Naroma Hübner, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Neomardara Hübner, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Numenes Walker, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Otroeda Walker, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Palasea Hübner, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Paraproctis Hübner, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Pirgula Tessmann, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Psalis Hübner, 20242SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobazisa Bryk, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Pteredoa Hübner, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Rhodesana Hübner, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Rhypopteryx Aurivillius, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Ruanda Hübner, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Schalidomitra Strand, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
87 Species and 5 Subspecies
Aroa discalis Walker, 1855
Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932
Barlowia pyrilampes Collenette, 1931
Bracharoa mixta Snellen, 1872
Bracharoa quadripunctata Wallengren, 1875
Cadurca venata Swinhoe, 1906
Cimola opalina Walker, 1855
Cropera phlebitis Hampson, 1905
Crorema adspersa Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Crorema cartera Collenette, 1939
Crorema evanescens Hampson, 1910
Crorema staphylinochrous Hering, 1926
Dasychira aeana Collenette, 1931
Dasychira aenotata Tams, 1930
Dasychira aethalodes Collenette, 1931
Dasychira dollmani Collenette, 1931
Dasychira elaeochroa Collenette, 1931
Dasychira embrithes Collenette, 1933
Dasychira ophioides Collenette, 1960
Eudasychira georgiana Fawcett, 1900
Eudasychira georgiana georgiana Fawcett, 1901
Eudasychira poliotis Hampson, 1910
Euproctidion rhodobaphes Collenette, 1931
Euproctidion rhodoides Collenette, 1931
Euproctidion striata Collenette, 1931
Euproctis aethiopica Snellen, 1872
Euproctis apatela Tams, 1930
Euproctis bicolor Janse, 1915
Euproctis fasciata (Walker, 1855)⇒ Knappetra fasciata Walker, 1855
Euproctis fulvipennis Hampson, 1910
Euproctis neavei Tams, 1924
Euproctis sanguigutta Hampson, 1905
Euproctis straminicolor Janse, 1915
Euproctis torrida Distant, 1897
Euproctoides acrisia Plötz, 1880
Euproctoides acrisia conjunctifascia Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Euproctoides eddela Swinhoe, 1903
Hemerophanes diatoma Hering, 1926
Hemerophanes libyra (Druce, 1896)⇒ Hemerophanes flammeola Distant, 1899
Heteronygmia leucogyna Hampson, 1910
Homochira rendalli Distant, 1897
Hyaloperina nudiuscula Aurivillius, 1904
Knappetra fasciata Walker, 1855
Lacipa compta Collenette, 1952
Lacipa gemmata (Distant, 1897)⇒ Lacipa gracilis Hopffer, 1857
Lacipa gracilis Hopffer, 1857
Lacipa nobilis Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Lacipa picta Boisduval, 1847
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881
Laelia aethiopica (Bethune-Baker, 1908)⇒ Euproctis aethiopica Snellen, 1872
Laelia extorta Distant, 1897
Laelia fracta Schaus & Cle..., 1893
Laelia haematica Hampson, 1905
Laelia marginepunctata Bethune-Baker, 1908
Laelia nepheloptera Hampson, 1910
Laelia pyrrhothrix Collenette, 1938
Laelia robusta (Janse, 1915)⇒ Laelia fracta Schaus & Cle..., 1893
Laelia subrosea Walker, 1855
Leptaroa fulvicolora Hampson, 1910
Leptaroa fulvicolora fulvicolora Hampson, 1910
Leptaroa jordani Hering, 1926
Marbla divisa Walker, 1855
Marblepsis melanocraspis Hampson, 1905
Marblepsis tiphia Swinhoe, 1903
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855
Naroma signifera Walker, 1856
Naroma varipes Walker, 1865
Neomardara africana Holland, 1893
Neomardara divergens Collenette, 1931
Numenes contrahens delta Strand, 1915
Orgyia hopkinsi Collenette, 1937
Otroeda kingstoni László & Bou..., 2023
Otroeda tenuimargo Prout, 1918
Otroeda vesperina Walker, 1854
Otroeda vesperina tenuimargo Prout, 1918
Palasea albimacula Wallengren, 1863
Palasea flavicilia Hampson, 1910
Paraproctis chionopeza Collenette, 1954
Pirgula atrinotata Butler, 1897
Pirgula delosema Collenette, 1953
Psalis africana Kiriakoff, 1956
Psalis smithi László & Pow..., 2024
Pseudobazisa perculta Distant, 1897
Pteredoa plumosa Hampson, 1905
Pteredoa usebia Swinhoe, 1903
Rhodesana crenulata Bethune-Baker, 1908
Rhypopteryx rhodea Hampson, 1905
Rhypopteryx xuthosticta Collenette, 1938
Ruanda aetheria Strand, 1909
Ruanda nuda Holland, 1897
Schalidomitra ambages Strand, 1911

Subnodes of Lymantriinae with occurrences in Zambia
TribeLymantriini
Hampson, 1893
2
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOrgyiini
Wallengren, 1861
5
20
Genera
Species

Taxom



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