Checklist for Superfamily Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809 (Burnet moths)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 20
340
625 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
| 5
69
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths | 3
52
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nigeria
3 Families width 86 Species
Genera for Nigeria
52 Genera with 86 Species #ABCDEGHLMNOPRSTUXZ
| Achrocerides Hering, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afromalamblia Efetov & Tar..., 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Altha Walker, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Astyloneura Gaede, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baria Karsch, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Barilla Dyar, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Casphalia Walker, 1869 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysamma Karsch, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysopoloma Druce, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Compactena Fletcher, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosuma Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenolita Karsch, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delorhachis Karsch, 1896 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Epiorna Alberti, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gavara Walker, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hadraphe Karsch, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Halseyia Fletcher, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hegetor Karsch, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hilipoda Karsch, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyphorma Walker, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Latoia Guérin-Ménev..., 1911 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidorytis Aurivillius, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroplectra Hampson, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micraphe Karsch, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Miresa Walker, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Narosa Walker, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Narosana Bethune-Baker, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Natada Walker, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Niphadolepis Karsch, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omocena Karsch, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omocenoides Janse, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pedoptila Butler, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phorma Karsch, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhypteira Holland, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Saliunca Walker, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Scotinocerides Hering, 1937 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Semyrilla Aurivillius, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sporetolepis Karsch, 1928 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylinochrous Butler, 1893 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Strigivenifera Hering, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stroter Karsch, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stroteroides Strand, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syringura Holland, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tasema Walker, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teinorhyncha Holland, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thosea Walker, 1908 | Nettle grubs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trachyptena Bethune-Baker, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tryphax Karsch, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uniserrata Janse, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopteryx Hering, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zinara Walker, 1928 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaena Fabricius, 1829 | Burnet | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nigeria
86 Species | Achrocerides theorini Aurivillius, 1891 | | | Afromalamblia unxia Druce, 1896 | | | Altha ansorgei (Bethune-Baker, 1911) | ⇒ Chrysamma purpuripulcra Karsch, 1896 | | Altha rubrifusalis Hampson, 1910 | | | Astyloneura esmeralda Hampson, 1920 | | | Baria elsa Druce, 1887 | | | Barilla transversata Holland, 1893 | | | Casphalia citrimaculata Aurivillius, 1905 | | | Casphalia extranea Walker, 1869 | | | Chrysamma purpuripulcra Karsch, 1896 | | | Chrysopoloma citrina (Druce, 1886) | ⇒ Stenoglene citrina Druce, 1886 | | Chrysopoloma nigrociliata Aurivillius, 1905 | | | Compactena hilda Druce, 1887 | | | Cosuma rugosa Walker, 1855 | | | Ctenolita anacompa Karsch, 1896 | | | Delorhachis nigrivenosa Karsch, 1896 | | | Delorhachis pallidifascia Taberer, Fie..., 2023 | | | Delorhachis schultzei Aurivillius, 1905 | | | Delorhachis strigivena Hampson, 1910 | | | Delorhachis viridiplaga Karsch, 1896 | | | Epiorna abessynica Koch, 1865 | | | Gavara lamborni Bethune-Baker, 1915 | | | Hadraphe aprica Karsch, 1899 | | | Hadraphe callima Bethune-Baker, 1915 | | | Halseyia albovenosa Hering, 1928 | | | Halseyia fimbriata Karsch, 1896 | | | Hegetor herculeus Karsch, 1899 | | | Hilipoda gravidipes Karsch, 1896 | | | Hilipoda schultzei Aurivillius, 1905 | | | Hyphorma subterminalis Hampson, 1910 | | | Latoia albicosta Hampson, 1910 | | | Latoia cineracea Karsch, 1896 | | | Latoia colini Mabille, 1881 | | | Latoia cretata Karsch, 1899 | | | Latoia flavicosta Hampson, 1910 | | | Latoia loxotoma Bethune-Baker, 1911 | | | Latoia nana Holland, 1893 | | | Latoia urda Druce, 1887 | | | Latoia viridifascia Holland, 1893 | | | Latoia vivida Walker, 1865 | | | Latoia xuthosoma Bethune-Baker, 1911 | | | Lepidorytis amatus Hering, 1935 | | | Macroplectra fuscifusa Hampson, 1910 | | | Macroplectra obliquilinea Hampson, 1910 | | | Micraphe coccinea (Hampson, 1910) | ⇒ Micraphe lateritia Karsch, 1896 | | Micraphe lateritia Karsch, 1896 | | | Miresa purpurea Hering, 1928 | | | Miresa strigivena Hampson, 1910 | | | Narosa albescens West, 1940 | | | Narosana agbaja Bethune-Baker, 1915 | | | Natada julia Druce, 1887 | | | Niphadolepis soluta Karsch, 1896 | | | Omocena syrtis Schaus, 1893 | | | Omocenoides prismallae Janse, 1964 | | | Pedoptila catori Bethune-Baker, 1911 | | | Phorma pepon Karsch, 1896 | | | Rhypteira apiceplagata Bethune-Baker, 1911 | | | Rhypteira sordida Holland, 1893 | | | Saliunca mimetica Jordan, 1907 | | | Saliunca styx Fabricius, 1775 | | | Semyrilla lineata Holland, 1893 | | | Sporetolepis argyrolepia Hampson, 1910 | | | Sporetolepis venusta Hering, 1928 | | | Staphylinochrous latimargo (Bethune-Baker, 1911) | ⇒ Staphylinochrous whytei Butler, 1893 | | Staphylinochrous pygmaea Bethune-Baker, 1911 | | | Staphylinochrous whytei Butler, 1893 | | | Strigivenifera neo Kurshakov & ..., 2013 | | | Strigivenifera tanja Kurshakov & ..., 2013 | | | Strigivenifera venata Aurivillius, 1895 | | | Stroter capillatus Karsch, 1899 | Hairy Headed Slug | | Stroteroides albitibiata West, 1940 | | | Syringura triplex Plötz, 1880 | | | Tasema unxia Druce, 1896 | | | Teinorhyncha anacompa Karsch, 1896 | | | Teinorhyncha pyrosomoides Holland, 1893 | | | Thosea catori Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Trachyptena agbaja Bethune-Baker, 1915 | | | Trachyptena rufa Bethune-Baker, 1911 | | | Tryphax cinerea Holland, 1893 | | | Uniserrata holobrunnea Janse, 1964 | | | Xanthopteryx confusa Walker, 1865 | | | Zinara nervosa Walker, 1869 | | | Zinara ploetzi Schaus, 1893 | | | Zinara recurvata Hampson, 1910 | | | Zinara unilineata Hering, 1928 | | | Zygaena ochsenheimeri (Boisduval, 1829) | ⇒ Myopsyche pallidicincta Kiriakoff, 1954 |
Subnodes of Zygaenoidea with occurrences in Nigeria | Family | Himantopteridae
Rogenhofer, 1884
Long Tailed Burnet Moths, Long-tailed burnet moths | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Limacodidae
Duponchel, 1845
Cup moths, Limacodids, Saddleback caterpillar moths, Saddleback caterpillars, Saddleback-caterpillar moths, Slug Caterpillar Moths, Slug caterpillars, Slug moths, Slug-caterpillar moths | 43
74 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Zygaenidae
Latreille, 1809
Burnet Forester, Burnet Moths, Burnets, Forester moths, Foresters, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths, Smoky moths, Zygaenid Moths | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Zygaenoidea at artfakta.se
Zygaenoidea at dyntaxa.se
Zygaenoidea at itis.gov
|
