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Checklist for Tribe Ophiderini Guenée, 1852
and region Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
62
1618
4423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1126
3311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1063
3167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
588
1435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
280
793
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
11
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOphiderini
Guenée, 1852
4
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
4 Genera with 14 Species
Deinypena Holland, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Episparis Walker, 18917SpeciesTaxom
Eudocima Billberg, 20165SpeciesTaxom
Hemiceratoides Strand, 20241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
14 Species
Deinypena nyasana Hampson, 1926
Episparis charassota (Hampson, 1926)⇒ Episparis gomphiona Hampson, 1926
Episparis gomphiona Hampson, 1926
Episparis hieroglyphica Holland, 1894
Episparis homoeosema Hampson, 1926
Episparis lamprima Holland, 1894
Episparis penetrata Walker, 1857
Episparis vitrea Saalmüller, 1891
Eudocima (Elygea) materna Linnaeus, 1767Dot underwing moth
Eudocima (Othreis) phalonia Linnaeus, 1763
Eudocima afrikana Borth & Kons, 2022
Eudocima divitiosa Walker, 1869
Eudocima lequeuxi Brou & Zilli, 2016
Hemiceratoides ornithopotis Zilli, Barbu..., 2024


Links, sources and further information
Ophiderini at itis.gov