List Of Moths Of Cameroon
There are about 1,400 known moth species of Cameroon. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera. This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Cameroon. Alucitidae *'' Alucita illuminatrix'' (Meyrick, 1929) *'' Alucita megaphimus'' (Hering, 1917) Anomoeotidae *''Anomoeotes instabilis'' Talbot, 1929 *''Anomoeotes leucolena'' Holland, 1893 *''Anomoeotes phaeomera'' Hampson, 1920 *''Anomoeotes tenellula'' Holland, 1893 *'' Staphylinochrous euryperalis'' Hampson, 1910 *'' Staphylinochrous euryphaea'' Hampson, 1920 *'' Staphylinochrous ruficilia'' Hampson, 1920 Arctiidae *'' Acantharctia nivea'' Aurivillius, 1900 *'' Afraloa bifurca'' (Walker, 1855) *'' Afrasura discocellularis'' (Strand, 1912) *'' Afrasura hieroglyphica'' (Bethune-Baker, 1911) *'' Afrasura numida'' (Holland, 1893) *'' Afrasura obliterata'' (Walker, 1864) *'' Afrasura peripherica'' (Strand, 1912) *''Afroarctia bergeri'' Toulgoët, 1978 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Afraloa Bifurca
''Afraloa'' is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov in 2006. Its only species, ''Afraloa bifurca'', was first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, the Gambia, Togo, Uganda and Pakistan. Taxonomy The type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ... of ''Afraloa'' is ''Aloa bifurca'' Walker, 1855. The genus needs a taxonomic review of species. References Spilosomina Monotypic moth genera Moths of Africa Moths of Asia {{Spilosomina-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aloa Moloneyi
''Aloa moloneyi'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1887. It is found in Cameroon, Eritrea, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan and the Gambia The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio .... References Moths described in 1887 Erebid moths of Africa {{Spilosomina-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Agylloides Problematica
''Agylloides problematica'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Strand in 1912. It is found in Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C .... References Endemic fauna of Cameroon Moths described in 1912 Lithosiini Insects of Cameroon Moths of Africa {{Lithosiini-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Afroarctia Sjostedti
''Afroarctia sjostedti'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1899 and is found in Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C .... References Moths described in 1899 Erebid moths of Africa Spilosomina {{Spilosomina-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Afroarctia Nebulosa
''Afroarctia nebulosa'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1980. It is found in Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C .... References Endemic fauna of Cameroon Moths described in 1980 Erebid moths of Africa Spilosomina {{Spilosomina-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Afroarctia Mamfei
''Afroarctia mamfei'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1978. It is found in Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C .... References Endemic fauna of Cameroon Moths described in 1978 Erebid moths of Africa Spilosomina {{Spilosomina-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Afroarctia Kenyana
''Afroarctia kenyana'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1933. It is found in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Zaire and Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C .... References Moths described in 1933 Erebid moths of Africa Spilosomina {{Spilosomina-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Afroarctia Dargei
''Afroarctia dargei'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1976. It is found in Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C .... References Endemic fauna of Cameroon Moths described in 1976 Erebid moths of Africa Spilosomina {{Spilosomina-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Afroarctia Bergeri
''Afroarctia bergeri'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1978. It is found in Zaire, Rwanda, Cameroon and Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north .... References Moths described in 1978 Erebid moths of Africa Spilosomina {{Spilosomina-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Afrasura Peripherica
''Afrasura peripherica'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Embrik Strand in 1912. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor .... Subspecies *''Afrasura peripherica peripherica'' *''Afrasura peripherica hilara'' (Kiriakoff, 1958) (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda) References Moths described in 1912 peripherica Moths of Africa Insects of Cameroon Insects of Uganda Insects of Rwanda {{Asura-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Afrasura Obliterata
''Afrasura obliterata'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Chad, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor .... References obliterata Moths of Africa Moths described in 1865 {{Asura-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |