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Checklist for Genus Nyctemera Hübner, 1820 (Leptosomas)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10495
38766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
380
8377
33824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2593
10024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
2592
10023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2589
10020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1622
6845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
1431
6195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
831
3796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
350
2005
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
99
665
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeArctiini
Leach, 1815
Tiger Moths
36
149
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeNyctemerina
Kirby, 1892
6
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusNyctemera
Hübner, 1820
Leptosomas, Magpie moth
16Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
1 Genera with 16 Species
Nyctemera Hübner, 1909Leptosomas16SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
16 Species
Nyctemera biformis (Mabille, 1878)⇒ Xylecata biformis Mabille, 1878
Nyctemera consors Butler, 1879
Nyctemera crassiantennata (Oberthür, 1916)⇒ Xylecata crassiantennata Oberthür, 1916
Nyctemera gracilis (Saalmüller, 1884)⇒ Chiromachla gracilis Saalmüller, 1884
Nyctemera howa Strand, 1909
Nyctemera infumata (Mabille, 1878)⇒ Xylecata biformis Mabille, 1878
Nyctemera insulare (Boisduval, 1833)⇒ Chiromachla insulare Boisduval, 1833
Nyctemera insularis (Talbot, 1929)⇒ Podomachla insularis Talbot, 1929
Nyctemera leuconoe (Hopffer, 1857)⇒ Chiromachla leuconoe Hopffer, 1857
Nyctemera mabillei Butler, 1882
Nyctemera madagascarica Strand, 1909
Nyctemera pallescens (Oberthür, 1890)⇒ Chiromachla pallescens Oberthür, 1890
Nyctemera proletaria Strand, 1909
Nyctemera rasana (Boisduval, 1833)⇒ Nyctemera insulare Boisduval, 1833
Nyctemera seychellensis Hampson, 1908
Nyctemera virgo Strand, 1909


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