Checklist for Genus Metarctia Walker, 1855
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1133
4496 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1029
4268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
580
1780 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 284
1013 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths | 112
408 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Syntomini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
| 22
93 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Thyretina
Butler, 1876
African Maiden Moths | 15
73 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Genus | Metarctia
Walker, 1855
| 8 | Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Nigeria
1 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Nigeria
8 Species | Metarctia burra Schaus & Cle..., 1893 | | | Metarctia chryseis (Kiriakoff, 1973) | ⇒ Metarctia burra Schaus & Cle..., 1893 | | Metarctia didyma Kiriakoff, 1957 | | | Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901 | | | Metarctia haematica Holland, 1893 | | | Metarctia johanna Kiriakoff, 1979 | | | Metarctia panyamana (Strand, 1920) | ⇒ Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901 | | Metarctia rubripuncta Hampson, 1898 | |
Links, sources and further information Metarctia at afromoths.net
Metarctia at gbif.org
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