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the web of life in southern Africa
Subfamily: Chloephorinae
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 > Obtectomera > Macrolepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae
List from Vári et al. (2002).
Acripia
Aiteta
Two species: Aiteta thermistis and Aiteta veluta
Arcyophora
Chlorozada
Two species: Chlorozada metaleuca and Chlorozada verna*
Earias
Goniocalpe
Two species: Goniocalpe heteromorpha and Goniocalpe sericealis*
Leocyma
One species native to southern Africa: Leocyma appollinis*
Lophocrama
One species native to southern Africa: Lophocrama phoenicochlora
Maurilia
One species native to southern Africa: Maurilia arcuata
Neaxestis
Negeta
Odontestis
Two species: Odontestis fuscicona and Odontestis striata
Paraxestis
One species native to southern Africa: Paraxestis rufescens*
Periplusia
One species native to southern Africa: Periplusia cinerascens
Westermannia
Xanthodes
Two species: Xanthodes albago and Xanthodes graellsii
VÁRI, L., KROON, D.M., & KRÜGER, M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in southern Africa. Simple Solutions, Chatswood Australia.
