Checklist of Genus Metarctia Walker, 1855
for Cameroon (Central Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 426
5796
18192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 426
5796
18192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 408
5715
17984 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 262
4582
15900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 61
1766
7363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 61
1765
7362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1763
7360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1234
5925 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
1144
5756 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
573
1926 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 281
1122 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths | 130
538 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Syntomini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
| 39
213 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Thyretina
Butler, 1876
African Maiden Moths | 27
154 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Genus | Metarctia
Walker, 1855
| 11 | Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cameroon
1 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Cameroon
11 Species | Metarctia benitensis Holland, 1893 | | | Metarctia flaviciliata Hampson, 1907 | | | Metarctia forsteri Kiriakoff, 1955 | | | Metarctia haematica Holland, 1893 | | | Metarctia inconspicua Holland, 1892 | | | Metarctia kumasina Strand, 1920 | | | Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | | | Metarctia metaleuca Hampson, 1914 | | | Metarctia pamela Kiriakoff, 1957 | | | Metarctia paremphares Holland, 1893 | | | Metarctia rubripuncta Hampson, 1898 | |
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