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Checklist for Tribe Selenepherini Tutt, 1902
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1983
5266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1981
5263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
1975
5248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
4
110
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
2
59
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLasiocampidae
Harris, 1841
Eggar Moths, Eggars, Lappet Moths, Lasiocampid Moths
58
125
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLasiocampinae
Harris, 1841
Lasiocampiines
53
120
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSelenepherini
Tutt, 1902
17
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
17 Genera with 39 Species
Ammacosola Prozorov & Z..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Anadiasa Linnaeus, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Beralade Stephens, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Dinometa Aurivillius, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Dollmania Linnaeus, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Epicnapteroides Linnaeus, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Epitrabala Linnaeus, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Euwallengrenia Fletcher D. S., 18552SpeciesTaxom
Gastroplakaeis Möschler, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Gonometa Walker, 19227SpeciesTaxom
Grammodora Linnaeus, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Henometa Linnaeus, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrabala Holland, 19016SpeciesTaxom
Pachymeta Linnaeus, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolyra Linnaeus, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pseudometa Linnaeus, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Sena Walker, 18555SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
39 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ammacosola simplex Aurivillius, 1905
Anadiasa affinis Aurivillius, 1911
Anadiasa fuscofasciata Aurivillius, 1922
Anadiasa punctifascia Walker, 1855
Beralade perobliqua Walker, 1855
Beralade perobliqua perobliqua Walker, 1855
Dinometa maputuana Wichgraf, 1906
Dollmania cuprea Distant, 1897
Dollmania purpurascens Aurivillius, 1909
Epicnapteroides fuliginosa Pinhey, 1973
Epicnapteroides lobata Strand, 1912
Epicnapteroides marmorata Pinhey, 1973
Epitrabala argenteoguttata Aurivillius, 1909
Euwallengrenia rectilineata Aurivillius, 1905
Euwallengrenia reducta Walker, 1855
Gastroplakaeis meridionalis Aurivillius, 1901
Gonometa effusa (Walker, 1855)⇒ Gonometa postica Walker, 1855
Gonometa griseocincta Hampson, 1910
Gonometa marginata (Walker, 1855)⇒ Gonometa postica Walker, 1855
Gonometa postica Walker, 1855African wild silk moth
Gonometa robusta Aurivillius, 1909
Gonometa rufobrunnea Aurivillius, 1922
Gonometa rufobrunnea rufobrunnea Aurivillius, 1922
Grammodora nigrolineata Aurivillius, 1895
Henometa clarki Aurivillius, 1909
Hypotrabala argenteoguttata Aurivillius, 1909
Hypotrabala dollmani Tams, 1925
Hypotrabala liviae Friend et al., 2025
Hypotrabala lunda Takano & Lás..., 2024
Hypotrabala maryannae Friend et al., 2025
Hypotrabala sanguicincta Aurivillius, 1901
Pachymeta semifasciata Aurivillius, 1925
Pseudolyra cinerea Aurivillius, 1901
Pseudometa basalis Walker, 1865
Pseudometa canescens Tams, 1925
Pseudometa dollmani Tams, 1925
Pseudometa viola Aurivillius, 1901
Sena donaldsoni Holland, 1897
Sena donaldsoni marshalli Aurivillius, 1901
Sena marshalli Aurivillius, 1901
Sena parva Aurivillius, 1921
Sena prompta Walker, 1855


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Selenepherini at afromoths.net