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Metachanda is the sole genus in tribe Metachandini of moth subfamily Oecophorinae. Metachandini was originally described as family Metachandidae by Edward Meyrick in 1911, and at the time also contained the genus Chanystis, which is currently unplaced to tribe within Oecophorinae. It has also previously been described as tribe Metachandini of subfamily Gelechiinae.
Sematurinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Sematuridae represented by at least 29 species in the Neotropics.
Alelimma is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1895.
Zinna is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1869.
Gnamptogyia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1894.
Abakabaka is a genus of erebid moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. Both species are known from Madagascar.
Dyasma is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae erected by Cyril Leslie Collenette in 1961. Its only species, Dyasma thaumatopoeides, was first described by Schultze in 1934. It is found in the Central African Republic and Uganda.
Allochlorodes is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Geometridae, with Allochlorodes elpis as its sole species. Both genus and species were described in 1917 by Louis Beethoven Prout. The species occurs in South Africa.
Camelopteryx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Camelopteryx multicolor, is found in Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Both the genus and species were first described by Joseph de Joannis in 1906.
Celonoptera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Celonoptera mirificaria, is found in south-eastern Europe. Both the genus and species were first described by Julius Lederer in 1862.
Miniodes maculifera is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1913. It is found in Africa, including Gabon and Uganda.
Achaea albifimbria is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1869. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda.
Toulgarctia vieui is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1957. It is found on Madagascar.
Pseudocossus uliginosus is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1914. It is found on Madagascar.
Drepanojana is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae. Its single species, Drepanojana fasciata, is found in Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Both the genus and species were described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1893.
Schistissa is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae. Its single species, Schistissa uniformis, is found in South Africa. Both the genus and species were described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1901.
The genus Mania comprises a group of tropical and semi-tropical New World moths in the family Sematuridae. The genus has historically been referred to as either Nothus or Sematura, but both of these names are invalid.
Acremma albipoda is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Emilio Berio in 1959. It is found in Madagascar.
Dasychira styx is a species of erebid moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1911. Its type locality is in Angola.