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Checklist for Subtribe Nyctemerina Kirby, 1892
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
101
8059
57615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
99
8043
57561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
96
8020
57386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
32
4987
38775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
4502
35706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
8
2629
19237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
1133
9573
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
549
3910
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeArctiini
Leach, 1815
Tiger Moths
234
1219
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeNyctemerina
Kirby, 1892
15
161
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
15 Genera with 161 Species
Afrocoscinia Kühne, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Afronyctemera Dubatolov, 19214SpeciesTaxom
Agaltara Toulgoët, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Caryatis Hübner, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Chiromachla Strand, 190921SpeciesTaxom
Diota Walker, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Galtara Walker, 197918SpeciesTaxom
Ischnarctia Bartel, 19105SpeciesTaxom
Karschiola Gaede, 20232SpeciesTaxom
Neuroxena Kirby, 193317SpeciesTaxom
Nyctemera Hübner, 1880Leptosomas55SpeciesTaxom
Podomachla Strand, 190922SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocallimorpha Walker, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogaltara Toulgoët, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Xylecata Swinhoe, 188015SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
161 Species and 10 Subspecies
Afrocoscinia aethiopica Dubatolov, 2011
Afronyctemera camerunica Strand, 1909
Afronyctemera itokina Aurivillius, 1904
Afronyctemera marcida Swinhoe, 1906
Afronyctemera plana Wichgraf, 1921
Agaltara nebulosa de Toulgoët, 1979
Caryatis hersilia Druce, 1887
Caryatis phileta Drury, 1782
Caryatis stenoperas Hampson, 1910
Caryatis syntomina (Butler, 1878)⇒ Amerila syntomina Butler, 1878
Chiromachla chalcosidia Hampson, 1910
Chiromachla consors Butler, 1879
Chiromachla fallax Holland, 1893
Chiromachla gracilis Saalmüller, 1884
Chiromachla howa Strand, 1909
Chiromachla insulare Boisduval, 1833
Chiromachla leuconoe Hopffer, 1857
Chiromachla limbalis Strand, 1909
Chiromachla madagascarica Strand, 1909
Chiromachla ottonis Strand, 1909
Chiromachla pallescens Oberthür, 1890
Chiromachla pauli Strand, 1909
Chiromachla perspicua Walker, 1854
Chiromachla rasana Mabille, 1880
Chiromachla restricta Butler, 1894
Chiromachla restrictum Butler, 1894
Chiromachla seriatopunctata Aurivillius, 1925
Chiromachla seychellensis Hampson, 1908
Chiromachla subhyalina Strand, 1909
Chiromachla torbeni Wiltshire, 1983
Chiromachla transitella Strand, 1909
Diota privata Walker, 1865
Diota pustularia Walker, 1863
Diota rostrata Wallengren, 1860
Galtara aurivilii Pagenstecher, 1901
Galtara basifurca Walker, 1865
Galtara colettae de Toulgoët, 1976
Galtara convergens de Toulgoët, 1979
Galtara doriae Oberthür, 1880
Galtara elongata Swinhoe, 1907
Galtara extensa Butler, 1880Madagascar moth
Galtara fasciata Aurivillius, 1897
Galtara laportei de Toulgoët, 1979
Galtara megadoriae de Toulgoët, 1977
Galtara nepheloptera Hampson, 1910
Galtara notabilis de Toulgoët, 1980
Galtara pulverata Hampson, 1900
Galtara purata Walker, 1863
Galtara reticulata Hampson, 1909
Galtara rostrata (Wallengren, 1860)⇒ Diota rostrata Wallengren, 1860
Galtara somaliensis Hampson, 1916
Galtara turlini de Toulgoët, 1979
Ischnarctia aganice Pagenstecher, 1903
Ischnarctia brunnescens Bartel, 1903
Ischnarctia cinera (Pagenstecher, 1903)⇒ Ischnarctia aganice Pagenstecher, 1903
Ischnarctia cinerea Pagenstecher, 1903
Ischnarctia oberthueri Rothschild, 1910
Karschiola holoclera Karsch, 1894
Karschiola ndzou László & Vol..., 2023
Neuroxena aberrans Bethune-Baker, 1927
Neuroxena albofasciata Druce, 1910
Neuroxena ansorgei Kirby, 1896
Neuroxena auremaculatus Rothschild, 1933
Neuroxena biplagiata Gaede, 1926
Neuroxena flammea Gaede, 1926
Neuroxena fulleri Druce, 1883
Neuroxena funereus Rothschild, 1933
Neuroxena lasti Rothschild, 1910
Neuroxena medioflavus Rothschild, 1935
Neuroxena obscurascens Strand, 1909
Neuroxena postrubidus Rothschild, 1933
Neuroxena rectilineata de Toulgoët, 1972
Neuroxena rubriceps Mabille, 1879
Neuroxena simulans de Toulgoët, 1971
Neuroxena sulphureovitta Strand, 1909
Neuroxena truncatus Rothschild, 1933
Nyctemera evergista gerra Swinhoe, 1903
Nyctemera (Nyctemera) amicus White, 1841Cineraria Moth
Nyctemera acraeina (Druce, 1882)⇒ Podomachla acraeina Druce, 1882
Nyctemera acraeina acraeina Druce, 1882
Nyctemera acraeina auricolens Strand, 1909
Nyctemera acraeina pulverata Strand, 1909
Nyctemera acraeina togoensis Strand, 1909
Nyctemera acraeina transitoria Strand, 1909
Nyctemera anomala Holland, 1920
Nyctemera antinorii (Oberthür, 1880)⇒ Podomachla apicalis Walker, 1854
Nyctemera apicalis (Walker, 1854)⇒ Podomachla apicalis Walker, 1854
Nyctemera arieticornis Strand, 1909
Nyctemera biformis (Mabille, 1878)⇒ Xylecata biformis Mabille, 1878
Nyctemera camerunica Strand, 1909
Nyctemera chalcosidia Hampson, 1910
Nyctemera chalcosidia chalcosidia Hampson, 1910
Nyctemera chalcosidia seriatopunctata Aurivillius, 1926
Nyctemera chromis (Druce, 1882)⇒ Podomachla chromis Druce, 1882
Nyctemera consors Butler, 1879
Nyctemera crassiantennata (Oberthür, 1916)⇒ Xylecata crassiantennata Oberthür, 1916
Nyctemera druna (Swinhoe, 1904)⇒ Xylecata druna Swinhoe, 1904
Nyctemera ehromis (Druce, 1882)⇒ Podomachla chromis Druce, 1882
Nyctemera fallax (Walker, 1854)⇒ Chiromachla perspicua Walker, 1854
Nyctemera fuscipenne Wallengren, 1860
Nyctemera glauce (Fawcett, 1916)⇒ Xylecata glauce Fawcett, 1916
Nyctemera gracilis (Saalmüller, 1884)⇒ Chiromachla gracilis Saalmüller, 1884
Nyctemera hemixantha Aurivillius, 1904
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 itokina (Aurivillius, 1904)⇒ Afronyctemera itokina Aurivillius, 1904
Nyctemera leuconoe (Hopffer, 1857)⇒ Chiromachla leuconoe Hopffer, 1857
Nyctemera leuconoe leuconoe Hopffer, 1857
Nyctemera leuconoe limbalis Strand, 1909
Nyctemera mabillei Butler, 1882
Nyctemera madagascarica Strand, 1909
Nyctemera marcida Swinhoe, 1906
Nyctemera pallescens (Oberthür, 1890)⇒ Chiromachla pallescens Oberthür, 1890
Nyctemera perspicua (Walker, 1854)⇒ Chiromachla perspicua Walker, 1854
Nyctemera plana Wichgraf, 1921
Nyctemera proletaria Strand, 1909
Nyctemera rasana (Boisduval, 1833)⇒ Nyctemera insulare Boisduval, 1833
Nyctemera rattrayi Swinhoe, 1904
Nyctemera restrictum (Butler, 1894)⇒ Chiromachla restrictum Butler, 1894
Nyctemera seychellensis Hampson, 1908
Nyctemera simplex (Walker, 1864)⇒ Utetheisa pellex Linnaeus, 1758
Nyctemera togoensis Strand, 1909
Nyctemera transitella Strand, 1909
Nyctemera tricolor Felder, 1874
Nyctemera ugandicola Strand, 1909
Nyctemera uniformis Plötz, 1880
Nyctemera usambarae (Oberthür, 1893)⇒ Podomachla usambarae Oberthür, 1893
Nyctemera virgo Strand, 1909
Nyctemera xanthura Plötz, 1880
Podomachla acraeina Druce, 1882
Podomachla albiciliata Strand, 1909
Podomachla albinotica Strand, 1909
Podomachla antinorii Oberthür, 1880
Podomachla apicalis Walker, 1854
Podomachla arieticornis Strand, 1909
Podomachla auricolens Strand, 1909
Podomachla bicolor Strand, 1909
Podomachla chromis Druce, 1882
Podomachla communicata Strand, 1909
Podomachla fuscipennis Wallengren, 1860
Podomachla gigantea Strand, 1909
Podomachla insularis Talbot, 1929
Podomachla persecta Strand, 1909
Podomachla proletaria Strand, 1909
Podomachla pulverata Strand, 1909
Podomachla sulphurana Strand, 1912
Podomachla tessmanni Strand, 1912
Podomachla togoensis Strand, 1909
Podomachla transitoria Strand, 1909
Podomachla usambarae Oberthür, 1893
Podomachla virgo Strand, 1909
Pseudocallimorpha doriae (Oberthür, 1880)⇒ Galtara doriae Oberthür, 1880
Pseudogaltara inexpectata de Toulgoët, 1979
Xylecata anomala Holland, 1920
Xylecata biformis Mabille, 1878
Xylecata crassiantennata Oberthür, 1916
Xylecata druna Swinhoe, 1904
Xylecata glauce Fawcett, 1916
Xylecata hemixantha Aurivillius, 1904
Xylecata infumata Oberthür, 1916
Xylecata mabillei Butler, 1882
Xylecata paucipunctis Strand, 1909
Xylecata rattrayi Swinhoe, 1904
Xylecata serrimargo Strand, 1909
Xylecata simplex Walker, 1869
Xylecata ugandicola Strand, 1909
Xylecata uniformis Plötz, 1880
Xylecata xanthura Plötz, 1880


Links, sources and further information
Nyctemerina at afromoths.net