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Checklist of Family Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 (Bag Shelter Moths)
for Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4744
11078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4729
11035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4620
10820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3767
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
62
1218
2857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
62
1217
2856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1214
2851
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
675
1624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
618
1486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
299
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNotodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths
19
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
19 Genera with 36 Species
Afroplitis Kiriakoff, 19556SpeciesTaxom
Amyops Karsch, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Antheua Walker, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Antheuella Kiriakoff, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Atrasana Walker, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Cerurina Kiriakoff, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Desmeocraera Wallengren, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Epicerura Bethune-Baker, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Galona Karsch, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Leptolepida Bethune-Baker, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Metopteryx Fletcher, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Paraphlebs Aurivillius, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Phalera Hübner, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Phyllaliodes Hampson, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Polelassothys Janse, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Rigema Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Sarimarais Kiriakoff, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Stenostaura Hampson, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Thaumetopoea Hübner, 19092SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
36 Species and 4 Subspecies
Afroplitis bergeri Viette, 1954
Afroplitis bergeri sulaki Schintlmeist..., 2015
Afroplitis dasychirina Gaede, 1928
Afroplitis dasychiroides (Rothschild, 1917)⇒ Afroplitis dasychirina Gaede, 1928
Afroplitis phyllocampa Trimen, 1909
Afroplitis pylades Kiriakoff, 1955
Amyops gigas (Distant, 1899)⇒ Amyops ingens Karsch, 1895
Amyops ingens Karsch, 1895
Antheua aurifodinae Distant, 1902
Antheua encausta Hampson, 1910
Antheua tricolor Walker, 1855
Antheuella psolometopa Tams, 1929
Atrasana grisea Gaede, 1928
Cerurina marshalli Hampson, 1910
Cerurina marshalli marshalli Hampson, 1910
Desmeocraera decorata Wichgraf, 1922
Desmeocraera vernalis Distant, 1897
Epicerura steniptera Hampson, 1910
Galona serena Karsch, 1895
Leptolepida elegans Kiriakoff, 1970
Leptolepida rattus Kiriakoff, 1970
Leptolepida varians Kiriakoff, 1962
Metopteryx mus Gaede, 1928
Paraphlebs singularis Aurivillius, 1921
Phalera atrata Grünberg, 1907
Phalera imitata Druce, 1896
Phalera lydenburgi Distant, 1899
Phyllaliodes agramma Hampson, 1910
Phyllaliodes agramma phyllaliodes Schintlmeist..., 2015
Phyllaliodes flavida Hampson, 1910
Phyllaliodes poliostrota Hampson, 1910
Polelassothys plumitarsus Janse, 1920
Rigema ornata Walker, 1865
Sarimarais bicolor Distant, 1899
Stenostaura elegans Kiriakoff, 1970
Stenostaura henleyi Warren & Rot..., 1905
Stenostaura impeditus Walker, 1865
Stenostaura mus Gaede, 1928
Thaumetopoea apologetica Strand, 1909
Thaumetopoea apologetica apologetica Strand, 1909

Subnodes of Notodontidae with occurrences in Namibia
SubfamilyCerurinae
Butler, 1881
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChadisrinae
St Laurent & Schintlmeister, 2025
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLusurinae
Thiaucourt, 2015
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNotodontinae
Stephens, 1829
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPhalerinae
Butler, 1886
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyShachiinae
St Laurent & Goldstein, 2025
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySpataliinae
Matsumura, 1929
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTeleclitinae
St Laurent & Goldstein, 2025
3
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyThaumetopoeinae
Aurivillius, 1889
Processionary caterpillars
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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