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Checklist for Superfamily Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809 (Burnet 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
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
398
826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
6
44
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths
4
26
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
4 Families width 43 Species and 9 Subspecies
Lacturidae Heppner, 1995Australian burnet moths2SpeciesTaxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths23SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester13SpeciesTaxom
Somabrachyidae Hampson, 1920African Flannel Moths5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
26 Genera with 43 Species
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Anticrates Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Arctozygaena Gaede, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Brachia Karsch, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Caffricola Hampson, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopoloma Druce, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Coenobasis Felder, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Crothaema Butler, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtosia Packard, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Halseyia Fletcher, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Hamartia Hering, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Homosusica Janse, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Latoia Guérin-Ménev..., 18933SpeciesTaxom
Latoiola Hering, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Neogavara Janse, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Neurosymploca Wallengren, 189216SpeciesTaxom
Orna Kirby, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Parapluda Aurivillius, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Parapsycharium Geertsema, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Praezygaena Alberti, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Psycharium Herrich-Schä..., 18564SpeciesTaxom
Taeda Wallengren, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Thosea Walker, 1910Nettle grubs1SpeciesTaxom
Unithosea Vári, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Utenikwa Mey, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Zutulba Kirby, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Zygaena Fabricius, 1957Burnet1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
43 Species and 9 Subspecies
Anticrates crocophaea Meyrick, 1921
Arctozygaena quinquemaculata Gaede, 1926
Brachia breijeri Janse, 1964
Caffricola cloeckneria Stoll, 1781
Caffricola cloeckneria cloeckneria Cramer, 1781
Chrysopoloma rudis Walker, 1865
Chrysopoloma similis (Aurivillius, 1895)⇒ Chrysopoloma isabellina Aurivillius, 1895
Chrysopoloma varia Distant, 1899
Coenobasis hemichlora Grünberg, 1910
Crothaema decorata Distant, 1892
Cyrtosia stuckenbergi Hesse, 1967
Halseyia intacta Hering, 1937
Hamartia clarissa Hering, 1937
Homosusica eugrapha Janse, 1964
Latoia intermissa (Walker, 1865)⇒ Stroter intermissa Walker, 1865
Latoia latistriga Walker, 1855
Latoia viridifascia Holland, 1893
Latoiola pusilla Aurivillius, 1900
Neogavara imitans Janse, 1964
Neurosymploca affinis Jordan, 1907
Neurosymploca caffra Linnaeus, 1764
Neurosymploca concinna Dalman, 1823
Neurosymploca concinna concinna Dalman, 1823
Neurosymploca concinna sesioides Hofmann, 2017
Neurosymploca dukeorum Hofmann, 2017
Neurosymploca geertsemai Hofmann, 2017
Neurosymploca hottentota Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Neurosymploca kushaica Hofmann, 2017
Neurosymploca kushaica kushaica Hofmann, 2017
Neurosymploca kushaica sani Hofmann, 2017
Neurosymploca naumanniola Hofmann, 2017
Neurosymploca naumanniola aurora Hofmann, 2017
Neurosymploca naumanniola naumanniola Hofmann, 2017
Neurosymploca naumanniola vanrhynsdorpi Hofmann, 2017
Neurosymploca pagana Kirby, 1892
Orna nebulosa Guérin-Ménev..., 1832
Parapluda invitabilis Wallengren, 1860
Parapsycharium paarlense Geertsema, 2000
Praezygaena ochroptera Felder, 1874
Psycharium barnardi Geertsema, 1998
Psycharium kammanassiense Geertsema, 1998
Psycharium montanum Geertsema, 1998
Psycharium pellucens Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Taeda aetitis Wallengren, 1863Eagle Slug
Taeda gemmans Felder, 1874
Taeda pusilla Aurivillius, 1899
Thosea albiviata Hampson, 1910
Unithosea gainsfordi Mey, 2011
Utenikwa rhodoneura Meyrick, 1909
Zutulba ocellaris Felder, 1874
Zygaena sarpedon tipula Marten, 1957

Subnodes of Zygaenoidea with occurrences in Western Cape
FamilyLacturidae
Heppner, 1995
Australian burnet moths, Tropical Burnet Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLimacodidae
Duponchel, 1845
Cup moths, Limacodids, Saddleback caterpillar moths, Saddleback caterpillars, Saddleback-caterpillar moths, Slug Caterpillar Moths, Slug caterpillars, Slug moths, Slug-caterpillar moths
17
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySomabrachyidae
Hampson, 1920
African Flannel Moths, Mediterranean Flannel Moths
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyZygaenidae
Latreille, 1809
Burnet Forester, Burnet Moths, Burnets, Forester moths, Foresters, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths, Smoky moths, Zygaenid Moths
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Zygaenoidea at artfakta.se
Zygaenoidea at dyntaxa.se
Zygaenoidea at itis.gov