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the web of life in southern Africa

Subfamily: Hadeninae

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

Genera native to southern Africa

List from Vári et al. (2002).

Aletia

 

Apospasta

Two species: Apospasta dipterigidia and Apospasta fuscirufa

 

Aspidhampsonia

One species native to southern Africa: Aspidhampsonia glaucescens*

 

Aspidifrontia

 

Brithys

One species native to southern Africa: Brithys crini

 

Brithysana

One species native to southern Africa: Brithysana speyeri

 

Chabuata

One species native to southern Africa: Chabuata rufilinea

 

Craterestra

Two species: Craterestra definiens and Craterestra subvelata

 

Diaphone

 

Dicerogastra

Two species: Dicerogastra furvilinea and Dicerogastra proleuca*  

 

Egira

One species native to southern Africa: Egira natalensis

 

Faronta

One species native to southern Africa: Faronta exoul

 

Graphania

One species native to southern Africa: Graphania atavistis

 

Hadena

 

Hyssia

One species native to southern Africa: Hyssia pallidicosta

 

Leucania

 

Mamestra

One species native to southern Africa: Mamestra catephiodes

 

Nyodes

 

Odontestra

Two species: Odontestra conformis and Odontestra vittigera*

 

Omphalestra

 

Polia

Two species: Polia cuprescens and Polia poliastis

 

Polytelodes

One species native to southern Africa: Polytelodes florifera*

 

Saalmuellerana

Two species: Saalmuellerana media and Saalmuellerana schoenheiti

 

Tycomarptes

Two species: Tycomarptes inferior* and Tycomarptes praetermissa

 

Vietteania

Two species: Vietteania pinna and Vietteania torrentium*

 

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.