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the web of life in southern Africa

Subfamily: Notodontinae

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: Notodontidae

Genera native to southern Africa

List from Vári et al. (2002).

Achaera

One species native to southern Africa: Achaera ochribasis* 

 

Acrasiella

One species native to southern Africa: Acrasiella curvilinea*

 

Afrocerura

One species native to southern Africa: Afrocerura leonensis*

 

Afrogluphisia

One species native to southern Africa: Afrogluphisia demas*

 

Afroplitis

 

Amphiphalera

Two species: Amphiphalera leuconephra* and Amphiphalera nigripuncta

 

Amyops

One species native to southern Africa: Amyops ingens*

 

Antheua

 

Antheuella

 

Anticleapa

One species native to southern Africa: Anticleapa varii*  

 

Archistilbia

Two species: Archistilbia cineracea* and Archistilbia varii

 

Arciera

One species native to southern Africa: Arciera phragmatoecioides

 

Atrasana

 

Batempa

One species native to southern Africa: Batempa plana*  

 

Bilulua

One species native to southern Africa: Bilulua strigata

 

Bisolita

Two species: Bisolita rubrifascia and Bisolita strigata*

 

Catastygne

One species native to southern Africa: Catastygne tristicolor*

 

Catochria

Two species: Catochria catocaloides* and Catochria postflava  

 

Cerurella

One species native to southern Africa: Cerurella natalensis*

 

Cerurina

One species native to southern Africa: Cerurina marshalli*

 

Chlorocalliope

Two species: Chlorocalliope calliope and Chlorocalliope subvernalis

 

Chlorochadisra

One species native to southern Africa: Chlorochadisra viridipulverea*

 

Clostera

 

Crambometra

 

Dasychirella

One species native to southern Africa: Dasychirella cinderella*

 

Deinarchia

One species native to southern Africa: Deinarchia agramma

 

Desmeocraera

 

Disracha

One species native to southern Africa: Disracha persimilis*    

 

Drapetides

One species native to southern Africa: Drapetides uniformis*

 

Elaphrodes

One species native to southern Africa: Elaphrodes duplex

 

Epicerulella

One species native to southern Africa: Epicerulella imitans*

 

Epicerura

Two species: Epicerura pergrisea and Epicerura steniptera

 

Epidonta

One species native to southern Africa: Epidonta brunneomixta

 

Euanthia

One species native to southern Africa: Euanthia venosa*

 

Eubreyeria

One species native to southern Africa: Eubreyeria dasychiroides*

 

Eujansea

One species native to southern Africa: Eujansea afra

 

Eurystaura

Two species: Eurystaura brunnea* and Eurystaura griseitincta

 

Eurystauridia

 

Eutimia

One species native to southern Africa: Eutimia marpissa*       

 

Fentonina

Two species: Fentonina exacta and Fentonina punctum*

 

Galona

One species native to southern Africa: Galona serena*

 

Graphodonta

One species native to southern Africa: Graphodonta fulva

 

Hampsonita

One species native to southern Africa: Hampsonita esmeralda*

 

Haplozana

One species native to southern Africa: Haplozana nigrolineata*

 

Heraia

One species native to southern Africa: Heraia thalassina*

 

Induba

One species native to southern Africa: Induba nigrescens*

 

Iostaura

One species native to southern Africa: Iostaura jansei*

 

Iridoplitis

One species native to southern Africa: Iridoplitis iridescens*

 

Janthinisca

Two species: Janthinisca badia and Janthinisca linda

 

Jozinia

One species native to southern Africa: Jozinia leonina*

 

Leucophalera

One species native to southern Africa: Leucophalera latipennis

 

Lopiena

One species native to southern Africa: Lopiena decorata

 

Metascrancia

One species native to southern Africa: Metascrancia jansei*

 

Metopteryx

 

Notocerura

One species native to southern Africa: Notocerura spiritalis*

 

Notoxantha

One species native to souothern Africa: Notoxantha sesamiodes

 

Odontoperas

 

Paradiastema

One species native to southern Africa: Paradiastema pulverea 

 

Pararethona

One species native to southern Africa: Pararethona hierax*

 

Parastaura

One species native to southern Africa: Parastaura divisa*

 

Peratodonta

One species native to southern Africa: Peratodonta gypsitea

 

Phalera

 

Phycitimorpha

Two species: Phycitimorpha congruata and Phycitimorpha stigmatica*    

 

Phyllaliodes

Two species: Phyllaliodes agramma* and Phyllaliodes poliostrota

 

Pinheyia

One species native to southern Africa: Pinheyia lymantrioides*

 

Plastystaura

Two species: Plastystaura glis and Plastystaura murina*

 

Polelassothys

One species native to southern Africa: Polelassothys plumitarsus*

 

Polienus

 

Psalisodes

 

Pseudorethona

One species native to southern Africa: Pseudorethona albicans* 

 

Pseudoscrancia

One species native to southern Africa: Pseudoscrancia africana*

 

Quista

Two species: Quista albicostata and Quista cinereomixta

 

Rasemia

 

Rhenea

Two species: Rhenea mediata and Rhenea rufescens

 

Rheneina

One species native to southern Africa: Rheneina buceros*

 

Riebeeckia

One species native to southern Africa: Riebeeckia whittakeri*

 

Rosinella

One species native to southern Africa: Rosinella rosinaria*

 

Sarimarais

 

Scalmicauda

Two species: Scalmicauda oneili and Scalmicauda tessmanni

 

Scrancia

 

Simesia

One species native to southern Africa: Simesia dasychiroides*

 

Stemmatophalera

One species native to southern Africa: Stemmatophalera semiflava

 

Stenostaura

 

Subscrancia

Two species: Subscrancia albobrunnea and Subscrancia nigra*

 

Synete

One species native to southern Africa: Synete olivaceofusca  

 

Trotonotus

One species native to southern Africa: Trotonotus bettoni*

 

Turnacoides

One species native to southern Africa: Turnacoides basipuncta*

 

Ulinodes

One species native to southern Africa: Ulinodes costalis*

 

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.