Checklist for Subtribe Thyretina Butler, 1876 (African Maiden Moths)
and region Western Cape (Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 528
5425
11871 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 526
5418
11860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 502
5315
11672 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 332
4419
10200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 71
1255
2808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 70
1251
2798 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 67
1237
2748 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
751
1740 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
686
1616 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 7
317
696 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 158
359 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths | 64
145 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Syntomini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
| 14
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Thyretina
Butler, 1876
African Maiden Moths | 6
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Western Cape
6 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Western Cape
11 Species | Apisa canescens Walker, 1855 | | | Automolis crassa (Felder, 1874) | ⇒ Aemilia crassa Walker, 1865 | | Automolis hewitti Janse, 1945 | | | Automolis meteus Stoll, 1781 | | | Epitoxis namaqua de Freina & Mey, 2011 | | | Metarctia benitensis Holland, 1893 | | | Metarctia lateritia Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | | | Metarctia rubra Walker, 1856 | | | Pinheya violacea Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Thyretes caffra Wallengren, 1863 | | | Thyretes hippotes Cramer, 1780 | |
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