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Checklist for Genus Melinoessa Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
83
4302
27836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
82
4295
27811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
4286
27718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
2443
17860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
2132
16193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
4
396
4247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
373
4147
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEnnominae
Duponchel, 1845
Ennomines
184
2312
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeHypochrosini
Guenée, 1858
25
190
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusMelinoessa
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
25Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
1 Genera with 25 Species
Melinoessa Herrich-Schä..., 191625SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
25 Species
Melinoessa aemonia Swinhoe, 1904
Melinoessa amplissimata Walker, 1863
Melinoessa argenteomaculata Strand, 1918
Melinoessa asteria Prout, 1934
Melinoessa aureola Prout, 1934
Melinoessa catenata Saalmüller, 1891
Melinoessa croesaria Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Melinoessa eurycrossa Prout, 1934
Melinoessa fulvata (Drury, 1773)⇒ Melinoessa fulvescens Prout, 1916
Melinoessa fulvescens Prout, 1916
Melinoessa guenoti Herbulot, 1981
Melinoessa horni Prout, 1922
Melinoessa midas Prout, 1922
Melinoessa molybdauges Prout, 1927
Melinoessa palumbata Warren, 1894
Melinoessa pauper Warren, 1901
Melinoessa perlimbata Guenée, 1857
Melinoessa pieridaria Holland, 1920
Melinoessa restrictiflava Prout L. B., 1922
Melinoessa sodaliata Walker, 1863
Melinoessa stellata Butler, 1878
Melinoessa stramineata Walker, 1869
Melinoessa subalbida Warren, 1905
Melinoessa tanyglochis Prout, 1928
Melinoessa torquilinea Prout, 1916


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