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Checklist for Genus Omphax Guenée, 1857
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
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
5
810
6668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
776
6487
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGeometrinae
Leach, 1815
Emeralds, Geometrines, Greens
118
796
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusOmphax
Guenée, 1857
22Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
1 Genera with 22 Species
Omphax Guenée, 186329SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
22 Species and 7 Subspecies
Omphax apicata (Warren, 1901)⇒ Omphax plantaria Guenée, 1858
Omphax bacoti Prout, 1912
Omphax bara Herbulot, 1972
Omphax bilobata Janse, 1935
Omphax idonea Prout, 1916
Omphax interfulgens Herbulot, 1955
Omphax leucocraspeda Prout, 1912
Omphax modesta Warren, 1897
Omphax monophyes (Swinhoe, 1906)⇒ Omphax rubriceps Warren, 1904
Omphax neglecta Herbulot, 1977
Omphax nigricornis Warren, 1897
Omphax ornatimargo (Prout, 1913)⇒ Omphax rubriceps Warren, 1904
Omphax particeps Prout, 1932
Omphax plantaria Guenée, 1858
Omphax plantaria apicata Warren, 1901
Omphax plantaria plantaria Guenée, 1858
Omphax plantaria rhodampyx Prout, 1930
Omphax plantaria rubriplaga Warren, 1897
Omphax plantaria subaspersa Warren, 1894
Omphax rhodocera Hampson, 1910
Omphax rigua Prout, 1930
Omphax rubriceps Warren, 1904
Omphax rubriplaga (Warren, 1897)⇒ Omphax plantaria Guenée, 1858
Omphax shorti Prout, 1912
Omphax shorti homalotis Prout, 1930
Omphax shorti shorti Prout L. B., 1912
Omphax subaspersa (Warren, 1894)⇒ Omphax plantaria Guenée, 1858
Omphax trilobata Janse, 1935
Omphax vicinitaria Wallengren, 1863


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