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Taxonomy of Subtribe Thyretina Butler, 1876
African Maiden Moths


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
25
9782
130745
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
3372
55024
Genera
Species
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
1331
27195
Genera
Species
TribeSyntomini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
134
2674
Genera
Species
SubtribeThyretina
Butler, 1876
African Maiden Moths
62
934
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Thyretina Butler, 1876
GenusAnace
Walker, 1856
2Species
GenusAnapisa
Kiriakoff, 1952
38Species
GenusApisa
Walker, 1855
50Species
GenusAutomolis
Hübner, 1819
  ⇒ Cyanopepla
284Species
GenusBalacra
Walker, 1856
  ⇒ Pterophaea
84Species
GenusBalacrella
Walker, 1856
1Species
GenusBergeria
Kiriakoff, 1952
12Species
GenusCameroonia
Przybylowicz, 2009
1Species
GenusCollartisa
Strand, 1912
  ⇒ Melisoides
2Species
GenusCollocaliodes
Kiriakoff, 1957
  ⇒ Pterophaea
94Species
GenusCompsochromia
Walker, 1856
  ⇒ Megapisa
1Species
GenusDecimia
Stål, 1877
1Species
GenusDeprinsa
de Freina, 2024
1Species
GenusDufraneella
HEINEMANN, 1870
1Species
GenusElsa
Honrath, 1892
  ⇒ Zagaris
1Species
GenusElsita
Walker, 1855
  ⇒ Pterophaea
1Species
GenusEpatosis
Pagenstecher, 1909
0Species
GenusEpibalacra
Walker, 1856
  ⇒ Megapisa
1Species
GenusEpitaxis
Walker, 1866
0Species
GenusEpitoxis
Wallengren, 1863
18Species
GenusEressades
Boisduval, 1847
  ⇒ Thyretes
1Species
GenusGippius
Walker, 1855
1Species
GenusHebena
Walker, 1856
0Species
GenusHemirhipidia
Kiriakoff, 1955
2Species
GenusHeronina
Walker, 1856
1Species
GenusHexaneura
Wallengren, 1860
  ⇒ Zagaris
2Species
GenusHippurarctia
Kiriakoff, 1953
17Species
GenusLamprobalacra
Walker, 1856
  ⇒ Megapisa
1Species
GenusLempkeella
Kiriakoff, 1952
3Species
GenusMecistorhabdia
Walker, 1855
  ⇒ Pterophaea
3Species
GenusMegapisa
Walker, 1856
1Species
GenusMelisa
Walker, 1854
6Species
GenusMelisoides
Strand, 1912
3Species
GenusMetamicroptera
Hulstaert, 1923
3Species
GenusMetapiconoma
Walker, 1856
1Species
GenusMetarctia
Walker, 1855
171Species
GenusMetaretia
Pagenstecher, 1909
0Species
GenusMetarhodia
Walker, 1855
  ⇒ Pterophaea
1Species
GenusMicrobergeria
Kiriakoff, 1972
1Species
GenusMicrometaptera
Kiriakoff, 1960
0Species
GenusNeobalacra
Kiriakoff, 1952
  ⇒ Metamicroptera
1Species
GenusNeophemula
Kiriakoff, 1957
6Species
GenusNotharctia
Hübner, 1819
1Species
GenusOenarctia
Hübner, 1819
  ⇒ Zagaris
1Species
GenusOwambarctia
Kiriakoff, 1957
2Species
GenusParamelisa
Aurivillius, 1905
6Species
GenusParapisa
Kiriakoff, 1952
  ⇒ Apisa
2Species
GenusPinheya
Dlabola, 1963
  ⇒ Zagaris
2Species
GenusPinheyata
Hübner, 1819
  ⇒ Zagaris
1Species
GenusPseudapiconoma
Walker, 1856
  ⇒ Megapisa
8Species
GenusPseudmelisa
Hampson, 1910
4Species
GenusPseudomelisa
Zerny, 1914
0Species
GenusPseudothyretes
Dufrane, 1945
11Species
GenusPterophaea
Walker, 1855
  ⇒ Metarhodia
1Species
GenusRhabdomarctia
Hübner, 1819
7Species
GenusRhipidarctia
Kiriakoff, 1953
  ⇒ Pterophaea
37Species
GenusSyntomerea
Wallengren, 1863
  ⇒ Epitoxis
1Species
GenusTakwa
Kiriakoff, 1957
  ⇒ Hemirhipidia
1Species
GenusTervurenia
Przybyłowicz & Ochse, 2017
1Species
GenusThyretarctia
Strand, 1912
  ⇒ Zagaris
11Species
GenusThyretes
Boisduval, 1847
18Species
GenusZagaris
Hübner, 1819
  ⇒ Pterophaea
1Species

Synonyms
Thyretidae (Butler, 1876)
Thyretinae (Butler, 1876)
Thyretini (Butler, 1876)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Thyretina
EnglishAfrican Maiden Moths


Distribution and Species lists of Thyretina Butler, 1876
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Afghanistan
7 Genera  10 Species
Albania
4 Genera  7 Species
Algeria
4 Genera  8 Species
Andorra
5 Genera  7 Species
Angola
18 Genera  90 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
4 Genera  6 Species
Australia
2 Genera  2 Species
Azerbaijan
3 Genera  3 Species
Belgium
2 Genera  2 Species
Benin
1 Genus  1 Species
Bolivia
1 Genus  1 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 Genera  2 Species
Botswana
4 Genera  6 Species
Brazil
2 Genera  15 Species
Burkina Faso
2 Genera  2 Species
Burundi
8 Genera  25 Species
Cameroon
27 Genera  154 Species
Central African Republic
7 Genera  15 Species
Chad
3 Genera  5 Species
China
1 Genus  1 Species
Colombia
1 Genus  9 Species
Costa Rica
2 Genera  14 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
31 Genera  268 Species
Djibouti
1 Genus  1 Species
Ecuador
8 Genera  20 Species
Equatorial Guinea
19 Genera  71 Species
Eritrea
5 Genera  20 Species
Ethiopia
7 Genera  45 Species
Finland
1 Genus  1 Species
France
1 Genus  1 Species
Gabon
16 Genera  64 Species
Gambia
4 Genera  6 Species
Germany
1 Genus  0 Species
Ghana
18 Genera  96 Species
Guatemala
1 Genus  7 Species
Guinea
12 Genera  48 Species
Guinea-Bissau
1 Genus  6 Species
Guyana
1 Genus  3 Species
Honduras
1 Genus  1 Species
India
1 Genus  1 Species
Ivory Coast
12 Genera  49 Species
Kenya
20 Genera  114 Species
Lesotho
4 Genera  8 Species
Liberia
11 Genera  38 Species
Libya
1 Genus  1 Species
Lithuania
1 Genus  1 Species
Malawi
9 Genera  34 Species
Malaysia
1 Genus  1 Species
Mali
4 Genera  10 Species
Mexico
3 Genera  7 Species
Micronesia
1 Genus  1 Species
Mozambique
4 Genera  12 Species
Namibia
5 Genera  15 Species
Netherlands
4 Genera  4 Species
Niger
3 Genera  5 Species
Nigeria
15 Genera  73 Species
Oman
1 Genus  1 Species
Palau
1 Genus  1 Species
Panama
1 Genus  1 Species
Paraguay
1 Genus  1 Species
Peru
1 Genus  5 Species
Republic of the Congo
10 Genera  35 Species
Republic South Africa
9 Genera  54 Species
Rwanda
14 Genera  54 Species
Saudi Arabia
3 Genera  7 Species
Senegal
3 Genera  10 Species
Sierra Leone
10 Genera  43 Species
Somalia
4 Genera  6 Species
Somaliland
2 Genera  2 Species
South Sudan
3 Genera  9 Species
Sudan
4 Genera  9 Species
Suriname
1 Genus  3 Species
Sweden
1 Genus  1 Species
Tanzania
21 Genera  78 Species
Togo
4 Genera  20 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
1 Genus  0 Species
Uganda
20 Genera  116 Species
USA
3 Genera  3 Species
Venezuela
1 Genus  4 Species
Yemen
2 Genera  2 Species
Zambia
12 Genera  38 Species
Zimbabwe
8 Genera  33 Species


Distribution on islands