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Checklist for Subsection Sesiina Heppner, 1995
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
638
1185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
637
1184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
637
1184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
21
140
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
3
18
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Botswana
3 Families width 21 Species
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths15SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings4SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Botswana
18 Genera with 21 Species
Afraltha Hering, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Afrobirthama Hering, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Afromelittia Gorbunov & A..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Anaudia Wallengren, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopoloma Druce, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Coenobasis Felder, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Crothaema Butler, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Epiorna Alberti, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Gavara Walker, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Halseyia Fletcher, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Isozinara Janse, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Latoia Guérin-Ménev..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Micraphe Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Monopetalotaxis Wallengren, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Noctusphecia de Freina, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Parapluda Aurivillius, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Scotinochroa Butler, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Taeda Wallengren, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
21 Species
Afraltha chionostola Hampson, 1910
Afrobirthama flaccidia Druce, 1899
Afromelittia haematopis Fawcett, 1916
Anaudia felderi Wallengren, 1863
Chrysopoloma restricta Distant, 1899
Coenobasis albiramosa Walker, 1865
Coenobasis argentilinea Aurivillius, 1900
Coenobasis hemichlora Grünberg, 1910
Crothaema sericea Butler, 1880
Epiorna ochreipennis Butler, 1874
Epiorna tricolorata Westwood, 1881
Gavara velutina Walker, 1857
Halseyia rectifascia Hering, 1937
Isozinara pallidifascia Janse, 1964
Latoia urda Druce, 1887
Micraphe lateritia Karsch, 1896
Monopetalotaxis doleriformis Walker, 1856
Noctusphecia kgalagadia Bartsch, 2016
Parapluda invitabilis Wallengren, 1860
Scotinochroa inconsequens Butler, 1897Dark Satin Slug
Taeda aetitis Wallengren, 1863Eagle Slug

Subnodes of Sesiina with occurrences in Botswana
SuperfamilySesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyZygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths, Slug Caterpillar, Smoky moths
2
14
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom