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Checklist for Genus Maxera Walker, 1865
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
101
8059
57615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
99
8043
57561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
96
8020
57386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
32
4987
38775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
4502
35706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
8
2629
19237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
1133
9573
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
32
252
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusMaxera
Walker, 1865
25Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
1 Genera with 25 Species
Maxera Walker, 186325SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
25 Species
Maxera atripunctata Hampson, 1910
Maxera bathyscia Fletcher D. S., 1961
Maxera brachypecten Hampson, 1926
Maxera brunneoaspersus Griveaud & V..., 1961
Maxera digoniata Hampson, 1902
Maxera euryptera Hampson, 1926
Maxera fuscescens (Walker, 1865)⇒ Maxera zygia Wallengren, 1863
Maxera inclusa Strand, 1912
Maxera kerima (Felder R. & ..., 1875)⇒ Maxera marchalii Boisduval, 1833
Maxera laportei Viette, 1979
Maxera larvata (Walker, 1865)⇒ Maxera zygia Wallengren, 1863
Maxera lophocera Hampson, 1910
Maxera marchalii Boisduval, 1833
Maxera marmorea (Boisduval;, 1833)⇒ Megalonycta forsteri Laporte, 1979
Maxera melanocephala (Boisduval;, 1833)⇒ Megalonycta forsteri Laporte, 1979
Maxera morosa (Walker, 1865)⇒ Maxera zygia Wallengren, 1863
Maxera nigriceps (Walker, 1858)⇒ Maxera marchalii Boisduval, 1833
Maxera nigrifrontalis (Walker, 1858)⇒ Maxera marchalii Boisduval, 1833
Maxera nigrocollaris (Saalmüller, 1891)⇒ Maxera marchalii Boisduval, 1833
Maxera nova Viette, 1956
Maxera obumbrata (Walker, 1865)⇒ Maxera zygia Wallengren, 1863
Maxera pallidula (Butler, 1875)⇒ Maxera marchalii Boisduval, 1833
Maxera subocellata Walker, 1865
Maxera vestispica (Wallengren, 1863)⇒ Maxera zygia Wallengren, 1863
Maxera zygia Wallengren, 1863


Links, sources and further information
Maxera at afromoths.net
Maxera at gbif.org