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Checklist of Subfamily Plusiinae Boisduval, 1828 (Plusiines)
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
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
127
370
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPlusiinae
Boisduval, 1828
Plusiines
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
7 Genera with 9 Species
Abrostola Ochsenheimer, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Chrysodeixis Hübner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Cornutiplusia Kostrowicki, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoplusia Dufay, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thysanoplusia Ichinose, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Trichoplusia McDunnough, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Vittaplusia Behounek , L..., 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
9 Species
Abrostola oculea Dufay, 1958
Abrostola triopis Hampson, 1902
Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) acuta Walker, 1858Tomato Looper
Cornutiplusia circumflexa Linnaeus, 1767Circumflexa
Ctenoplusia (Ctenoplusia) limbirena Guenée, 1852Scar Bank Gem
Thysanoplusia (Exquiplusia) exquisita Felder & Rog..., 1874
Thysanoplusia (Thysanoplusia) orichalcea Fabricius, 1775Golden Plusia
Trichoplusia ni Hübner, 1803Cabbage Looper
Vittaplusia (Vittaplusia) vittata Wallengren, 1856Streaked Plusia

Subnodes of Plusiinae with occurrences in Namibia
TribeAbrostolini
Eichlin & Cunningham, 1978
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeArgyrogrammatini
Eichlin & Cunningham, 1978
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlusiini
Boisduval, 1828
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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