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the web of life in southern Africa

Subfamily: Limacodinae

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum: Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Holometabola > Panorpida > Amphiesmenoptera > Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) > Glossata > Coelolepida > Myoglossata > Neolepidoptera > Heteroneura > Ditrysia > Apoditrysia > Zygaenoidea > Family: Limacodidae

Genera native to southern Africa

List from Vári et al. (2002).

Afraltha

 

Afrobirthama

 

Afromiresa

One species native to southern Africa: Afromiresa ustitermina

 

Apluda

One species native to southern Africa: Apluda plebeja

 

Apreptophanes

One species native to southern Africa: Apreptophanes stevensoni

 

Arctozygaena

One species native to southern Africa: Arctozygaena quinquemaculata

 

Astatophlebia

One species native to southern Africa: Astatophlebia marmarobrunnea

 

Brachia

 

Brachypecta

One species native to southern Africa: Brachypecta perobliqua

 

Caffricola

Chrysamma

 

Coenobasis

 

Cosuma

One species native to southern Africa: Cosuma polana

 

Crothaema

 

Ctenolita

One species native to southern Africa: Ctenolita melanosticta

 

Delorhachis

One species native to southern Africa: Delorhachis kilosa

 

Deltoptera

One species native to southern Africa: Deltoptera iphia

 

Exanthica

 

Gavara

One species native to southern Africa: Gavara velutina

 

Halseyia

 

Homosusica

One species native to southern Africa: Homosusica eugrapha  

 

Inous

One species native to southern Africa: Inous nigripalpis

 

Isozinara

One species native to southern Africa: Isozinara pallidifascia

 

Jordaniana

One species native to southern Africa: Jordaniana lactea

 

Latoia

 

Latoiola

One species native to southern Africa: Latoiola pusilla

 

Lepidorytis

One species native to southern Africa: Lepidorytis sulcata

 

Macroplectra

 

Micraphe

One species native to southern Africa: Micraphe lateritia

 

Monopecta

One species native to southern Africa: Monopecta castanea

 

Natada

 

Neogavara

One species native to southern Africa: Neogavara imitans

 

Neomocena

 

Niphadolepis

One species native to southern Africa: Niphadolepis bipunctata  

 

Omocenoides

One species native to southern Africa: Omocenoides isophanes

 

Pantoctenia

One species native to southern Africa: Pantoctenia gemmans

 

Paraphlebs

One species native to southern Africa: Paraphlebs singularis

 

Parapluda

 

Probalintha

One species native to southern Africa: Probalintha inclusa

 

Prodidactis

One species native to southern Africa: Prodidactis mystica

 

Pseudothosea

One species native to southern Africa: Pseudothosea albisignata

 

Scotinochroa

 

Semyrilla

One species native to southern Africa: Semyrilla ineata

 

Sporetolepis

One species native to southern Africa: Sporetolepis platti

 

Stroter

 

Susicina

One species native to southern Africa: Susicina pyrocausta

 

Taeda

 

Trachyptena

One species native to southern Africa: Trachyptena holobrunnea

 

Trogocrada

 

Unipectiphora

One species native to southern Africa: Unipectiphora delosignata 

 

Unithosea

One species native to southern Africa: Unithosea albilineata

 

Zarachella

One species native to southern Africa: Zarachella specularis

 

Zinara

 

Zorostola

One species native to southern Africa: Zorostola melanoxantha

 

Publications

  • VÁRI, L., KROON, D.M., & KRÜGER, M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in southern Africa. Simple Solutions, Chatswood Australia.