Checklist of Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
for Ethiopia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 368
4260
12512 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 367
4259
12510 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 351
4199
12362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 237
3462
10482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 58
1314
4089 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 58
1313
4087 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 58
1313
4087 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
58
137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ethiopia
2 Families width 137 Species and 19 Subspecies
Genera for Ethiopia
58 Genera with 137 Species
| Abantis Hoppfer, 1979 | Paradise skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acleros Mabille, 1890 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anadiasa Linnaeus, 1903 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Apallaga Hübner, 2014 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Artitropa Holland, 1925 | Nightfighters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Auripluvia Tujuba et al., 2024 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baoris Moore, 1855 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Beralade Stephens, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Beriola Zolotuhin & ..., 1984 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycopsis C. Felder & ..., 1931 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1912 | Swifts | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Braura Walker, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caprona Wallengren, 1857 | Angles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1793 | Flat | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Chondrolepis Mabille, 1984 | Snow Horned Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1793 | Policemen | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Dasychirinula Linnaeus, 2024 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dejeania Townsend, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eagris Guenée, 1857 | Flats | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eretis Mabille, 1862 | Elfs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eucraera Tams, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euwallengrenia Fletcher D. S., 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fulgora Linnaeus, 1845 | Alligator bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1764 | Dingy Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gonometa Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hapsimachogonia Prozorov & Z..., 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoleucis Mabille, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jemadia Watson, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1868 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leipoxais Holland, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucochitonea Wallengren, 1903 | White Cloaked Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mallocampa Linnaeus, 1977 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Metisella Hemming, 1905 | Sylphs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mimopacha Aurivillius, 1881 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Odontocheilopteryx Wallengren, 1931 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pachypasa Walker, 1940 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pallastica Zolotuhin & ..., 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parnara Moore, 1798 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1821 | Branded Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phanis Fairmaire, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philotherma Möschler, 1905 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polymona Walker, 1938 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Prosopalpus Holland, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyroneura Eliot, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhiades A.W. Lindsey..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1877 | Elfins | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Schausinna Aurivillius, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sena Walker, 1931 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Soligena Prozorov & Z..., 2016 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1924 | African grizzled skippers | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Stoermeriana de Freina & ..., 1977 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Streblote Linnaeus, 1915 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1781 | Clouded Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theophasida Zolotuhin & ..., 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zenonia W.H. Evans, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zophopetes Mabille, 1868 | Nightfighters | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ethiopia
137 Species and 19 Subspecies | Abantis meneliki Berger, 1979 | | | Acleros mackenii Trimen, 1868 | Macken'S Dart | | Acleros mackenii instabilis Mabille, 1890 | | | Anadiasa bisrati Rougeot, 1984 | | | Anadiasa obsoleta Klug, 1830 | | | Anadiasa obsoleta bisrati Rougeot, 1984 | | | Anadiasa obsoleta obsoleta Klug, 1830 | | | Anadiasa simplex Pagenstecher, 1903 | | | Apallaga kakamegae Libert, 2014 | Kakamega Sprite | | Apallaga menageshae Libert, 2014 | | | Artitropa reducta Aurivillius, 1925 | Eastern Nightfighter | | Auripluvia sophia Tujuba et al., 2024 | | | Baoris fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | | | Beralade bettoni Aurivillius, 1905 | | | Beriola anagnostarai Berio, 1939 | | | Beriola sanmarcoi Rougeot, 1984 | | | Bombycopsis abyssinica Joannou & Kr..., 2009 | | | Bombycopsis hyatti Tams, 1931 | | | Borbo borbonica Boisduval, 1833 | Borbo Skipper | | Borbo detecta Trimen, 1893 | Rusty Swift | | Borbo falarus (Druce, 1912) | ⇒ Borbo perobscura Druce, 1912 | | Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | Foolish Swift | | Borbo gemella Mabille, 1884 | Twin Swift | | Borbo holtzii Plötz, 1883 | Variable Swift | | Borbo perobscura Druce, 1912 | Small Swift | | Braura elgonensis Kruck, 1940 | | | Caprona adelica Karsch, 1892 | Western Ragged Skipper | | Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857 | Ragged Skipper | | Celaenorrhinus bettoni Butler, 1902 | Betton´s Flat | | Celaenorrhinus bryki (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Celaenorrhinus homeyeri Plötz, 1880 | | Celaenorrhinus galenus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Orange Sprite | | Celaenorrhinus hecqui Berger, 1976 | | | Celaenorrhinus homeyeri Plötz, 1880 | Homeyer´s Sprite | | Celaenorrhinus opalinus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Celaenorrhinus hecqui Berger, 1976 | | Chondrolepis niveicornis Plötz, 1883 | Common Snow-horned Skipper | | Chondrolepis niveicornis pseudonero Berger, 1984 | | | Coeliades anchises Gerstaecker, 1871 | One Pip Policeman | | Coeliades chalybe Westwood, 1852 | Blue Policeman | | Coeliades chalybe immaculata Carpenter, 1935 | | | Coeliades ernesti Grandidier, 1867 | | | Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Coeliades jucunda (Butler, 1881) | ⇒ Coeliades anchises Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Coeliades keithloa Wallengren, 1857 | Red Tab Policeman | | Coeliades keithloa menelik Ungemach, 1932 | | | Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793 | Two Pip Policeman | | Dasychirinula julia Tujuba et al., 2024 | | | Dejeania longirostris Emden, 1960 | | | Eagris decolor (Plötz, 1879) | ⇒ Eagris denuba Plötz, 1879 | | Eagris denuba Plötz, 1879 | Cream Flat | | Eagris denuba obliterata Carpenter, 1928 | | | Eagris nottoana Wallengren, 1857 | Rufous-winged Elfin | | Eretis djaelaelae Wallengren, 1857 | Marbled Elf | | Eretis lugens Rogenhofer, 1891 | Savanna Elf | | Eretis mixta Evans, 1937 | | | Eretis umbra Trimen, 1862 | Small Marbled Elf | | Eucraera gemmata Distant, 1897 | | | Eucraera magna Aurivillius, 1909 | | | Eucraera salammbo Vuillot, 1892 | | | Euwallengrenia reducta Walker, 1855 | | | Fulgora lampetis Burmeister, 1845 | | | Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827 | Common Hottentot | | Gegenes niso Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Hottentot Skipper | | Gonometa postica Walker, 1855 | African wild silk moth | | Hapsimachogonia kilwana Strand, 1911 | | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Hypoleucis ophiusa ophiusa Hewitson, 1866 | | | Jemadia menechmus Mabille, 1878 | Menechmus Skipper | | Kedestes callicles Hewitson, 1868 | Pale Ranger | | Leucochitonea hindei Druce, 1903 | Kenyan White Cloaked Skipper | | Mallocampa audea Druce, 1887 | | | Mallocampa dollmani Tams, 1925 | | | Mallocampa toulgoeti Rougeot, 1977 | | | Metisella formosus Butler, 1893 | Beatiful Sylph | | Metisella formosus mittoni Carcasson, 1961 | | | Metisella tsadicus Aurivillius, 1905 | Northern Netted Sylph | | Mimopacha alani (Rougeot, 1991) | ⇒ Odontopacha fenestrata Aurivillius, 1909 | | Mimopacha brunnea Hering, 1941 | | | Mimopacha cinerascens Holland, 1893 | | | Mimopacha gerstaeckerii Dewitz, 1881 | | | Odontocheilopteryx eothina Tams, 1931 | | | Odontocheilopteryx lajonquieri Rougeot, 1977 | | | Odontocheilopteryx maculata Aurivillius, 1905 | | | Odontocheilopteryx myxa Wallengren, 1860 | | | Odontocheilopteryx ungemachi (Tams, 1931) | ⇒ Odontocheilopteryx myxa Wallengren, 1860 | | Pachypasa anagnostarai (Berio, 1939) | ⇒ Beriola anagnostarai Berio, 1939 | | Pachypasa elgonensis (Kruck, 1940) | ⇒ Braura elgonensis Kruck, 1940 | | Pallastica hararia Zolotuhin & ..., 2009 | | | Pallastica meloui Riel, 1909 | | | Parnara naso Fabricius, 1798 | African Straight | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821 | Large Branded Swift | | Phanis armicollis Fairmaire, 1893 | | | Philotherma kittenbergeri Szent-Ivány, 1942 | | | Philotherma rosa Druce, 1887 | | | Philotherma sordida Aurivillius, 1905 | | | Polymona ellisoni (Collenette, 1938) | ⇒ Polymona rufifemur Walker, 1855 | | Polymona rufifemur Walker, 1855 | | | Polymona rufifemur ellisoni Collenette, 1938 | | | Prosopalpus debilis Plötz, 1879 | Western Dwarf Skipper | | Pyroneura latoia latoia Hewitson, 1868 | Short-Streaked Lancer | | Pyrrhiades anchises Gerstaecker, 1871 | One-pip Policeman | | Sarangesa coelius (Mabille, 1877) | ⇒ Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877 | | Sarangesa ganyi (Mabille, 1891) | ⇒ Sarangesa lunula Druce, 1910 | | Sarangesa laelioides (Mabille, 1877) | ⇒ Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877 | | Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877 | Grey Elfin | | Sarangesa lucidella Mabille, 1891 | Lucidella Elfin | | Sarangesa lucidella helena Evans, 1947 | | | Sarangesa lunula Druce, 1910 | | | Sarangesa motozi Wallengren, 1857 | Elfin Skipper | | Sarangesa phidyle Walker, 1870 | Orange Flat | | Sarangesa princei Karsch, 1896 | | | Sarangesa synestalmenus (Mabille, 1877) | ⇒ Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877 | | Sarangesa tristis (Mabille, 1877) | ⇒ Sarangesa laelius Mabille, 1877 | | Schausinna affinis Aurivillius, 1910 | | | Schausinna signata (Strand, 1912) | ⇒ Schausinna affinis Aurivillius, 1910 | | Sena donaldsoni Holland, 1897 | | | Sena donaldsoni rougeoti De LajonquiÃ..., 1977 | | | Sena scotti Tams, 1931 | | | Soligena juna Prozorov & Z..., 2016 | | | Soligena juna juna Prozorov & Z..., 2016 | | | Spialia colotes Druce, 1875 | Bushveld Sandman | | Spialia colotes semiconfluens de Jong, 1978 | | | Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | Dromus Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia mafa Trimen, 1870 | Mafa grizzled skipper | | Spialia mafa higginsi Evans, 1937 | | | Spialia mangana Rebel, 1899 | Arabian Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia ploetzi Aurivillius, 1891 | Forest Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman | | Spialia zebra (Butler, 1888) | ⇒ Spialia ploetzi Aurivillius, 1891 | | Spialia zebra bifida Higgins, 1924 | | | Stoermeriana abbayensis Rougeot, 1984 | | | Stoermeriana abyssinica Aurivillius, 1909 | | | Stoermeriana abyssinicum Aurivillius, 1908 | | | Stoermeriana chavailloni Rougeot, 1984 | | | Stoermeriana das Hering, 1928 | | | Stoermeriana laportei Rougeot, 1977 | | | Stoermeriana makomanum Strand, 1912 | | | Stoermeriana murinuscolor Rougeot, 1984 | | | Stoermeriana saanayetae Rougeot, 1984 | | | Stoermeriana tamsi Rougeot, 1977 | | | Stoermeriana viettei Rougeot, 1977 | | | Streblote aethiopica Rougeot, 1977 | | | Streblote amblycalymma Tams, 1936 | | | Streblote badaglioi Berio, 1937 | | | Streblote diplocyma Hampson, 1909 | | | Streblote panda Hübner, 1820 | Blueberry Lappet | | Streblote sodalium Aurivillius, 1915 | | | Tagiades flesus Fabricius, 1781 | Clouded Flat | | Theophasida cardinalli Tams, 1926 | | | Zenonia zeno Trimen, 1864 | Barley jointworm | | Zophopetes dysmephila Trimen, 1868 | Palm Tree Nightfighter |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Ethiopia
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