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Checklist for Subtribe Thyretina Butler, 1876 (African Maiden Moths)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
77
2035
5452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2029
5435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2014
5363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1285
3443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1173
3171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
580
1482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
254
681
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
97
240
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSyntomini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
15
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeThyretina
Butler, 1876
African Maiden Moths
6
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
6 Genera with 14 Species
Apisa Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Automolis Hübner, 17814SpeciesTaxom
Epitoxis Wallengren, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Metarctia Walker, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Pinheya Dlabola, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Thyretes Boisduval, 17802SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
14 Species
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855
Automolis bicolora Walker, 1856
Automolis crassa (Felder, 1874)⇒ Aemilia crassa Walker, 1865
Automolis hewitti Janse, 1945
Automolis meteus Stoll, 1781
Epitoxis amazoula Boisduval, 1847
Epitoxis namaqua de Freina & Mey, 2011
Metarctia benitensis Holland, 1893
Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Metarctia rubra Walker, 1856
Metarctia tenebrosa Le Cerf, 1922
Pinheya violacea Linnaeus, 1758
Thyretes caffra Wallengren, 1863
Thyretes hippotes Cramer, 1780