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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3780
15848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
3774
15825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3756
15683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
37
1343
5444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
28
1197
5042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pyraloidea
Latreille, 1802
Crambid Snout Moths, Pyralid, Pyraloid moths
3
501
1904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrambidae
Latreille, 1810
Crambid Snout Moths, Grass moth, Grass moths, Shoot Borers
247
987
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPyraustinae
Meyrick, 1890
Pyraustine Moths
52
144
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
52 Genera with 144 Species
#ACDEHILMNOPSTU
Achyra Guenée, 17965SpeciesTaxom
Aethaloessa Lederer, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Algedonia Lederer, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Anageshna Munroe, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Anania Hübner, 18975SpeciesTaxom
Archernis Meyrick, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Aulacophora Dejean, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Calamochrous Lederer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Cangetta Moore, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Chobera Moore, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Circobotys Butler, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Cissachroa Turner, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Cnaphalocrocis Lederer, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Cotachena Moore, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Criophthona Meyrick, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Crocidophora Lederer, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Crocidosema Zeller, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Crypsiptya Meyrick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Daulia Walker, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Daunabotys Maes, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Deuterophysa Warren, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Ecpyrrhorrhoe Hübner, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Euclasta Lederer, 18926SpeciesTaxom
Hyalobathra Meyrick, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Ischnurges Lederer, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Isocentris Meyrick, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Lamprophaia Caradja, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Lirabotys J. C. Shaffe..., 19133SpeciesTaxom
Loxostege Hübner, 178210SpeciesTaxom
Marasmia Lederer, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Metoeca Warren, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Mimorista Warren, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Nausinoe Hübner, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Neostege Hampson, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Orphanostigma Warren, 18595SpeciesTaxom
Ostrinia Hübner, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pagyda Walker, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Paramecyna Amsel, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Parbattia Moore, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Paschiodes Hampson, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Pimelephila Tams, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Pionea Hübner, 02SpeciesTaxom
Pioneabathra J. C. Shaffe..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Psara Snellen, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopyrausta Amsel, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pyrausta Schrank, 1898Mint Moths33SpeciesTaxom
Salbia Guenée, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Samea Guenée, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Sitochroa Hübner, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Stenochora Warren, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Thliptoceras Swinhoe, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Uresiphita Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
144 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achyra coelatalis Walker, 1859
Achyra fulvalis Warren, 1892
Achyra lacunalis Zeller, 1852
Achyra massalis Walker, 1859Ombava
Achyra nudalis Hübner, 1796
Aethaloessa floridalis Zeller, 1852
Aethaloessa merionealis (Walker, 1859)⇒ Aethaloessa floridalis Zeller, 1852
Algedonia mysippusalis Walker, 1859
Anageshna primordialis Dyar, 1906Yellow-spotted Webworm
Anania aurea Butler, 1875
Anania extricalis Guenée, 1854
Anania fusalis Hampson, 1912
Anania gobini Maes, 2005
Anania impunctata Warren, 1897
Archernis flavidalis Hampson, 1908
Aulacophora sternalis Fairmaire, 1888
Calamochrous flavimarginalis (Hampson, 1913)⇒ Pyrausta furvicoloralis Hampson, 1900
Cangetta albiceps Hampson, 1917
Cangetta tridentalis Guenée, 1854
Chobera polygrammodes Hampson, 1899
Circobotys caffralis Hampson, 1910
Circobotys microdontalis Hampson, 1913
Circobotys sinisalis Walker, 1859
Cissachroa callischema Turner, 1937
Cnaphalocrocis binalis Zeller, 1852
Cnaphalocrocis neoclesalis (Walker, 1859)⇒ Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis Guenée, 1854
Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis Boisduval, 1833Lesser Rice-Leafroller
Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis Guenée, 1854Trapeze Moth
Cotachena octoguttalis Felder & Rog..., 1875
Cotachena smaragdina Butler, 1875
Criophthona aridalis Hampson, 1913
Criophthona sabulosalis Hampson, 1910
Crocidophora serratissimalis Zeller, 1872Angelic Crocidiphora
Crocidosema flavana Aarvik, 2019
Crocidosema lantana Busck, 1910Lantana Flower-cluster Moth
Crocidosema plebejana Zeller, 1847Cotton tip borer
Crocidosema thematica Meyrick, 1918
Crypsiptya ruficostalis Hampson, 1918
Daulia auriplumbea Warren, 1914
Daulia subaurealis Walker, 1866
Daunabotys bipunctalis Maes, 2004
Deuterophysa grisealis Hampson, 1917
Ecpyrrhorrhoe diatoma Hampson, 1913
Euclasta bacescui Popescu-Gorj..., 1977
Euclasta hiracopis (Distant, 1892)⇒ Euclasta warreni Distant, 1892
Euclasta pauli Popescu-Gorj..., 1973
Euclasta perisalis (Popescu-Gorj..., 1973)⇒ Euclasta varii Popescu-Gorj..., 1973
Euclasta varii Popescu-Gorj..., 1973
Euclasta warreni Distant, 1892
Hyalobathra charopalis Swinhoe, 1907
Hyalobathra metallogramma (Meyrick, 1934)⇒ Hyalobathra retinalis Saalmüller, 1879
Hyalobathra retinalis Saalmüller, 1879
Ischnurges lancinalis Guenée, 1854Lanced Pearl
Ischnurges rhodographalis Hampson, 1913
Isocentris charopalis Swinhoe, 1907
Isocentris filalis Guenée, 1854
Lamprophaia ablactalis (Walker, 1859)⇒ Poliobotys ablactalis Walker, 1859
Lirabotys infuscalis Zeller, 1852
Lirabotys prolausalis Walker, 1859
Lirabotys rufitincta Hampson, 1913
Loxostege frustalis Zeller, 1852
Loxostege fulvalis Warren, 1892
Loxostege jucundalis Walker, 1865
Loxostege lacunalis Zeller, 1852
Loxostege leucostictalis Zeller, 1872
Loxostege oblinalis Felder & Rog..., 1875
Loxostege pictalis Hampson, 1913
Loxostege plumbatalis (Zeller, 1852)⇒ Heterocnephes delicata Swinhoe, 1917
Loxostege testula Hübner, 1833
Loxostege venustalis Cramer, 1782
Marasmia binalis Zeller, 1852
Marasmia neoclesalis Walker, 1859
Marasmia poeyalis Boisduval, 1833
Marasmia trapezalis (Guenée, 1854)⇒ Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis Guenée, 1854
Metoeca foedalis Guenée, 1854
Mimorista pulchellalis (Dyar, 1922)⇒ Loxomorpha pulchellalis Dyar, 1922
Nausinoe capensis Walker, 1866
Nausinoe geometralis Guenée, 1854
Nausinoe piabilis Wallengren, 1875
Nausinoe quadrinalis Guenée, 1854
Neostege holoxutha Hampson, 1910
Orphanostigma abruptalis Walker, 1859
Orphanostigma excisa Martin, 1956
Orphanostigma fervidalis Zeller, 1852
Orphanostigma haemorrhoidalis Guenée, 1854Lantana leaf-folding caterpillar
Orphanostigma latimarginalis (Walker, 1859)⇒ Syngamia latimarginalis Walker, 1859
Ostrinia erythrialis Hampson, 1913
Pagyda hargreavesi Tams, 1941
Pagyda pulvereiumbralis Hampson, 1918
Pagyda salvalis Walker, 1859
Paramecyna x-signata (Aurivillius, 1910)⇒ Epopea subacuta leleupi Breuning, 1975
Parbattia arisana Munroe & Mut..., 1971
Paschiodes bekaledjae (Rougeot, 1977)⇒ Paschiodes mesoleucalis Hampson, 1913
Paschiodes mesoleucalis Hampson, 1913
Pimelephila albivittalis Hampson, 1912
Pionea muscosalis
Pionea muscosalis jansensis
Pioneabathra olesialis Walker, 1859
Psara aprepia Hampson, 1913
Psara atritermina Hampson, 1913
Psara basalis (Walker, 1865)⇒ Herpetogramma basalis Walker, 1866
Psara pallidalis Hampson, 1913
Pseudopyrausta acutangulalis Snellen, 1875
Pyrausta admensalis Walker, 1859
Pyrausta adsocialis Zeller, 1852
Pyrausta albialis Walker, 1859
Pyrausta apicalis Hampson, 1913
Pyrausta bilineaterminalis Maes, 2009
Pyrausta cinnamomealis Wallengren, 1860
Pyrausta conistrotalis (Hampson, 1916)⇒ Anania fusalis Hampson, 1912
Pyrausta diatoma Hampson, 1913
Pyrausta diniasalis (Walker, 1859)⇒ Botyodes diniasalis Walker, 1859
Pyrausta dorcalis (Guenée, 1862)⇒ Herpetogramma basalis Walker, 1866
Pyrausta dorsipunctalis (Walker, 1866)⇒ Herpetogramma basalis Walker, 1866
Pyrausta flavimarginalis Hampson, 1913
Pyrausta furvicoloralis Hampson, 1900
Pyrausta gemmiferalis Zeller, 1852
Pyrausta grisealis Maes, 2009
Pyrausta haematidalis Hampson, 1913
Pyrausta lithosialis Hampson, 1899
Pyrausta olesialis (Walker, 1859)⇒ Mnesictena pactolina Meyrick, 1887
Pyrausta orbitalis Felder & Rog..., 1875
Pyrausta orphisalis Walker, 1859Orange Mint Moth
Pyrausta panopealis (Walker, 1859)⇒ Pyrausta phaenicealis Hübner, 1818
Pyrausta perfervidalis (Hampson, 1913)⇒ Metasia perfervidalis Hampson, 1913
Pyrausta phaenicealis Hübner, 1818Perilla Leaf Moth
Pyrausta phoenicealis (Hübner, 1818)⇒ Pyrausta falcatalis Guenée, 1854
Pyrausta phragmatidalis Hampson, 1908
Pyrausta pilatealis Barnes & McD..., 1914
Pyrausta procillusalis Walker, 1859
Pyrausta rubritinctalis Hampson, 1919
Pyrausta rufinalis Felder & Rog..., 1875
Pyrausta rufitincta (Hampson, 1913)⇒ Lirabotys rufitincta Hampson, 1913
Pyrausta semilimbalis Mabille, 1900
Pyrausta signatalis (Walker, 1865)⇒ Pyrausta euryphaea Meyrick, 1932
Pyrausta tetraplagalis Hampson, 1898
Salbia haemorrhoidalis Guenée, 1854Lantana leaf-floding caterpillar
Samea multiplicalis Guenée, 1854Pale janthina
Sitochroa chortalis Grote, 1874Dimorphic Sitochroa
Stenochora expeditalis Lederer, 1863
Stenochora lancinalis Guenée, 1854Lanced Pearl
Thliptoceras polygrammodes Hampson, 1899
Thliptoceras xanthocraspia (Hampson, 1913)⇒ Sameodesma xanthocraspia Hampson, 1913
Uresiphita gilvata (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Uresiphita maorialis Denis & Schi..., 1775
Uresiphita polygonalis Denis & Schi..., 1775Moth

Subnodes of Pyraustinae with occurrences in Southern Africa
TribeEuclastini
Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1977
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePortentomorphini
Amsel, 1956
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePyraustini
Meyrick, 1890
24
86
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSpilomelini
Munroe & al., 1995
19
41
Genera
Species

Taxom



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