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Subfamily: Arctiinae
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 > Arctiidae
List from Vári et al. (2002).
Acantharctia
Alpenus
Amerila
Amphicallia
One species native to southern Africa: Amphicallia bellatrix*
Amsacta
Argina
Caryatis
One species native to southern Africa: Caryatis hersilia
Creatonotos
Two species: Creatonotos flavidus and Creatonotos punctivitta
Cymaroa
One species native to southern Africa: Cymaroa grisea
Dasyarctia
One species native to southern Africa: Dasyarctia grisea*
Dionychoscelis
One species native to southern Africa: Dionychoscelis venata*
Diota
One species native to southern Africa: Diota rostrata*
Epilacydes
One species native to southern Africa: Epilacydes simulans*
Estigmene
Eyralpenus
Galtara
Ilemodes
Karschiola
One species native to southern Africa: Karschiola holoclera*
Leucaloa
One species native to southern Africa: Leucaloa eugraphica*
Micralarctia
Two species: Micralarctia australis and Micralarctia punctulata
Neuroxena
One species native to southern Africa: Neuroxena obscurascens
Nyctemera
Paralacydes
Paralpenus
One species native to southern Africa: Paralpenus strigulosus
Paramaenas
Pareuchaetes
Two species: Pareuchaetes aurata and Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata
Phlyctaenogastra
One species native to southern Africa: Phlyctaenogastra rangei*
Phragmatobia
One species native to southern Africa: Phragmatobia parvula
Poecilarctia
One species native to southern Africa: Poecilarctia venata*
Rhodogastria
Two species: Rhodogastria amasis* and Rhodogastria similis
Saenura
One species native to southern Africa: Saenura flava*
Secusio
Seydelia
One species native to southern Africa: Seydelia ellioti
Spilosoma
Teracotona
Utetheisa
Two species: Utetheisa lotrixlepida and Utetheisa pulchella.
VÁRI, L., KROON, D.M., & KRÜGER, M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in southern Africa. Simple Solutions, Chatswood Australia.
