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Checklist for Subfamily Sterrhinae Meyrick, 1892 (Sterrhines)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
52
382
545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
52
381
543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
373
525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
195
282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
179
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
1
45
76
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves
45
76
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySterrhinae
Meyrick, 1892
Sterrhines
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Town
5 Genera with 9 Species
Anisodes Guenée, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Idaea Treitschke, 1913Dwarf cream wave3SpeciesTaxom
Rhodometra Meyrick, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Scopula Schrank, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Somatina Guenée, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anisodes monetaria homostola Meyrick, 1897
Idaea carneilinea Prout L. B., 1922
Idaea plesioscotia Prout L.B., 1925
Idaea sinuilinea Prout L.B., 1913
Rhodometra sacraria Linnaeus, 1767The Vestal
Scopula (Calothysanis) minorata Boisduval, 1833Petite Wave
Scopula lactaria Walker, 1861
Scopula natalica Butler, 1875
Somatina centrophora (Prout, 1915)⇒ Problepsis centrophora Prout, 1915

Subnodes of Sterrhinae with occurrences in Cape Town
TribeRhodometrini
Agenjo, 1952
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeScopulini
Duponchel, 1845
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSterrhini
Meyrick, 1892
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Sterrhinae at artfakta.se
Sterrhinae at dyntaxa.se
Sterrhinae at gbif.org
Sterrhinae at itis.gov