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Checklist for Subtribe Thyretina Butler, 1876 (African Maiden 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
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
2174
9239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1968
8389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
1049
4450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
442
2054
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
201
728
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSyntomini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
27
134
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeThyretina
Butler, 1876
African Maiden Moths
12
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
12 Genera with 66 Species
Anapisa Kiriakoff, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Apisa Walker, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Automolis Hübner, 197312SpeciesTaxom
Balacra Walker, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Collocaliodes Kiriakoff, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Epitoxis Wallengren, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Metarctia Walker, 185626SpeciesTaxom
Owambarctia Kiriakoff, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Pinheya Dlabola, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidarctia Kiriakoff, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Thyretes Boisduval, 201211SpeciesTaxom
Zagaris Hübner, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
66 Species
Anapisa cleta Plötz, 1880
Apisa cana (Walker, 1855)⇒ Balacra tamsi Kiriakoff, 1957
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855
Apisa hildae Kiriakoff, 1961
Apisa microcanescens (Walker, 1855)⇒ Balacra tamsi Kiriakoff, 1957
Automolis benitensis Holland, 1893
Automolis bicolora Walker, 1856
Automolis crassa (Felder, 1874)⇒ Aemilia crassa Walker, 1865
Automolis hewitti Janse, 1945
Automolis incensa Walker, 1864
Automolis kelleni (Snellen, 1886)⇒ Metarctia rubra Walker, 1856
Automolis lateritia (Herrich-Schä..., 1855)⇒ Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Automolis meteus Stoll, 1781
Automolis pallida Hampson, 1901
Automolis rubripuncta Hampson, 1898
Automolis rufescens Walker, 1855
Automolis transvaalica (Kiriakoff, 1973)⇒ Metarctia transvaalica Kiriakoff, 1973
Balacra tamsi Kiriakoff, 1957
Collocaliodes dracoena (Kiriakoff, 1953)⇒ Metarctia dracoena Kiriakoff, 1953
Collocaliodes jansei (Kiriakoff, 1957)⇒ Metarctia jansei Kiriakoff, 1957
Epitoxis amazoula Boisduval, 1847
Epitoxis amazoulella Strand, 1917
Epitoxis estcourtensis Strand, 1917
Epitoxis namaqua de Freina & Mey, 2011
Epitoxis nigra Hampson, 1903
Metarctia benitensis Holland, 1893
Metarctia brunneipennis Hering, 1932
Metarctia burra Schaus & Cle..., 1893
Metarctia cinnamomea Wallengren, 1860
Metarctia cinnamonea Wallengren, 1860
Metarctia collocalia Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia confederationis Kiriakoff, 1961
Metarctia dracoena Kiriakoff, 1953
Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901
Metarctia fuscorufescens Strand, 1917
Metarctia heringi Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia jansei Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Metarctia lateritiola Strand, 1917
Metarctia lindemannae Kiriakoff, 1961
Metarctia maculifera Wallengren, 1860
Metarctia paremphares Holland, 1893
Metarctia postrufescens Strand, 1917
Metarctia quinta Kiriakoff, 1973
Metarctia rubra Walker, 1856
Metarctia rubripuncta Hampson, 1898
Metarctia rufescens Walker, 1855
Metarctia saalfeldi Kiriakoff, 1960
Metarctia tenebrosa Le Cerf, 1922
Metarctia transvaalica Kiriakoff, 1973
Metarctia venosa Walker, 1856
Owambarctia owamboensis Kiriakoff, 1957
Pinheya violacea Linnaeus, 1758
Rhipidarctia silacea Plötz, 1880
Thyretes caffra Wallengren, 1863
Thyretes hippotes Cramer, 1780
Thyretes luteocolorata de Freina, 2024
Thyretes misa (Oberthür, 1878)⇒ Thyretes caffra Wallengren, 1863
Thyretes montana Boisduval, 1847
Thyretes negus Oberthür, 1878
Thyretes phasma (Oberthür, 1878)⇒ Thyrgis basipunctata Hering, 1926
Thyretes sanikaroa de Freina, 2024
Thyretes signivenis Hering, 1937
Thyretes trichaetiformis Zerny, 1912
Thyretes ustjuzhanini Dubatolov, 2012
Zagaris crassa Felder, 1874