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Checklist for Subfamily Pyraustinae Meyrick, 1890 (Pyraustine Moths)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
1354
4084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
1353
4082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
1353
4082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
20
275
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
17
218
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pyraloidea
Latreille, 1802
Crambid Snout Moths, Pyralid, Pyraloid moths
2
137
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrambidae
Latreille, 1810
Crambid Snout Moths, Grass moth, Grass moths, Shoot Borers
94
178
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPyraustinae
Meyrick, 1890
Pyraustine Moths
15
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
15 Genera with 22 Species
Achyra Guenée, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Aethaloessa Lederer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Cotachena Moore, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Crypsiptya Meyrick, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosara E. L. Martin, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Eporidia Walker, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Furcivena Hampson, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Nausinoe Hübner, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Nephelolychnis Meyrick, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Orphanostigma Warren, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pimelephila Tams, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Pioneabathra J. C. Shaffe..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Psara Snellen, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Pyrausta Schrank, 1918Mint Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Sufetula Walker, 19121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
22 Species
Achyra coelatalis Walker, 1859
Aethaloessa floridalis Zeller, 1852
Cotachena smaragdina Butler, 1875
Crypsiptya craspedalis Hampson, 1913
Cryptosara caritalis Walker, 1859
Eporidia dariusalis Walker, 1859
Furcivena dialithalis Hampson, 1917
Nausinoe geometralis Guenée, 1854
Nephelolychnis ceadesalis Walker, 1859
Orphanostigma abruptalis Walker, 1859
Pimelephila ghesquierei Tams, 1930Palm moth
Pioneabathra olesialis Walker, 1859
Psara brunnealis Hampson, 1913
Psara minoralis Warren, 1892
Psara pallidalis Hampson, 1913
Pyrausta panopealis (Walker, 1859)⇒ Pyrausta phaenicealis Hübner, 1818
Pyrausta phaenicealis Hübner, 1818Perilla Leaf Moth
Pyrausta phoenicealis (Hübner, 1818)⇒ Pyrausta falcatalis Guenée, 1854
Pyrausta phragmatidalis Hampson, 1908
Pyrausta pilatealis Barnes & McD..., 1914
Pyrausta violascens Hampson, 1918
Sufetula trichophysetis Hampson, 1912

Subnodes of Pyraustinae with occurrences in Ghana
TribePortentomorphini
Amsel, 1956
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePyraustini
Meyrick, 1890
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSpilomelini
Munroe & al., 1995
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pyraustinae at artfakta.se
Pyraustinae at afromoths.net
Pyraustinae at dyntaxa.se
Pyraustinae at itis.gov