About
- Objective(s)
- Afrotropical region
- Structure and how to use the website
- Links to other databases
- How to cite
- Acknowledgements
Objective(s)
The main objective of this searchable website is to make all relevant information on every Afrotropical moth species hitherto known, accessible to any user worldwide.
Afrotropical region
The zoogeographic area covered can be defined as the Africa continent south of the Sahara (i.e. excl. Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt), the islands in the Atlantic Ocean: Amsterdam Island, Ascension, Cape Verde Archipelago, Inaccessible Island, St. Helena, São Tomé and Principe, Tristan da Cunha, and the islands in the Indian Ocean: Comores (Anjouan, Grande Comore, Mayotte, Mohéli), Madagascar, Mascarene Islands (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues), Seychelles (Félicité, Mahé, Praslin, Silhouette, a.o.).
Furthermore, also those moth species occurring in the transition zone to the Palaearctic fauna have been included, namely most of the Arabia Peninsula (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen with Socotra) but not Iraq, Jordan and further north. Also, some Saharan species have been included (e. g. Hoggar Mts. in Algeria, Tibesti Mts. in South Libya).
Structure and how to use the website
The website provides information on:
- the current taxonomic status of every Afrotropical moth family, genus and species
- bibliographical reference to the original description
- synonyms of families, genera and species
- type genera of families
- type species of genera
- type locality of species
- information on type specimens and their depository
- geographical distribution (country names)
- larval host plant(s)
The sequence of families, genera and species is alphabetical to enable the user to easily retrieve the necessary information.
Links to other databases
Generic Names of Butterflies and Moths of the World
HOSTS – a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
Caterpillar Host Plant Database
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae
Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae
GLOBIZ – The Pyraloidea database
Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory
TORTS – Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae
Torts Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae
Global Information System on Pyraloidea
Global Butterfly Names (Lepidoptera Taxome Project)
Goff, R. A photographic moth ID database African moths
How to cite
Utmost care was taken that the data incorporated in the database are correct. We decline any responsibility in case of damage to soft- or hardware based on information used in this website. Persons retrieving information from this website for their own research or for applied aspects such as pest control programmes, should acknowledge the usage of data from this website in the following format:
De Prins J. & De Prins W. 2011-2021. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (http://www.afromoths.net) [accession date]
For photographs please contact the owner of the copyrights.
Acknowledgements
We cordially thank our lepidopterist colleagues, who have contributed in various ways to the present online database.
Aarvik Leif – Literature and pictures
Agassiz David – Literature and pictures
Akite Perpetra – Pictures
Aulombard François – Literature and pictures
Ayalew Asrat – Pictures
Bakary S. – Pictures
Bakheet Mohamed – Pictures
Bąkowski M. – Pictures
Ballesteros-Meija Liliana – Literature
Baptista Lena – Pictures
Baron Thomas – Pictures
Bartsch Daniel – Sesiidae, literature and pictures
Basquin Patrick – Literature and pictures
Bassi Graziano – Crambidae, literature and pictures
Behounek G. – Pictures
Bengtsson B. A. – Scythrididae, literature and pictures
Bidzilya Oleksey – Gelechiidae, literature and pictures
Bippus Maik – Pictures and literature
Blamire Gavin – Pictures
Böinck Frank – Information
Bolotov Ivan – Literature and pictures
Boomsma Danny – Literature
Brou Vernon Antoine – Pictures
Bucsek K. – Pictures
Butler Rhett – Pictures
Cipolla Alexandre – Information
Cohel Callan – Pictures and information
Cregoe J. P. – Pictures
Darge Philippe – Literature and pictures
Dawson Brett – Pictures
de Freina Josef J. – Literature and pictures
de Jong Rienk – Pictures
Desmet Frans – Pictures
Dubatolov Vladimir – Arctiinae, iterature and pictures
Eitschberger Ulf – Literature and pictures
Epstein Marc – Limacodidae, literature and pictures
Esplin T. – Pictures
Fahr Jacob – Pictures
Fiebig Ralf – Pictures
Fowler Liza – Pictures
Gaedike Rheinhard – Literature and pictures
Garcia-Baross Enrique – Information
Garrevoet Theo – Sesiidae and literature
Gielis Cees – Pterophoridae and literature
Giusti Alessandro – Pictures
Goff Roy – Various information and pictures
Gorbunov O. G. – Pictures
Grehan John
Haba W. – Pictures
Hacker Hermann – Pictures
Haigh Simon – Pictures
Hanot Stéphane – Pictures
Harvey William – Pictures
Hausmann Axel – Information and pictures
Heckford Bob – Pictures
Heyns Johan – Pictures
Hines Chris – Pictures
Hogan James – Pictures
Honig Naftali – Pictures
Høier H. – Pictures
Honey Martin – Pictures
Hulsbosch Ramon – Pictures
Ioannou N. – Pictures
Irish John – Information
Jones Tim – Pictures
Jörpeland J. – Pictures
Kaila Lauri – Literature and pictures
Karisch Timm – Literature and pictures
Kemal Muhabbet – Literature and pictures
Kerkhof Stefan – Literature and pictures
King Simon – Pictures
Konda ku Mbuta Augustin – Pictures
Kozlov Mikhail – Photographs
Krüger Martin – Pictures, Literature and identifications
Kühne Lars – Pictures
Kumata T. – Gracillariidae, literature
Kurshakov Pavel a. – Pictures
Lafontaine Don – Pictures
Lalle Iole – Pictures
Landeck Ingmar – Pictures
Landry Bernard – Literature, information on type specimens in MHNG
Lees David – Pictures
Leeuwerck Eric – Pictures
Legrain Albert – Noctuoidea, information, literature and pictures
Lehmann Ingo – Metarbelidae, literature and pictures
Leonidov Michael – Pictures
Le Ru Bruno – Literature
Lenz J. – Pictures
Lesethle Barati – Pictures
Li Houhun – Literature and pictures
Löbel Hans – Pictures
Mackie James – Pictures
Maes Koen – Crambidae, informatio and literature
Mally Richard – Pictures
Mazzei Paolo – Pictures
McCabe T. – Pictures
Mey Wolfram – Literature and pictures
Miller Scott – Literature
Minet Joel – Literature and pictures
Naumann Stefan – Pictures
Nupponen Kari – Pictures
Oudejans Rob – Pictures
París Mercedes – Pictures
Park Kyu-Tek – Information, literature, pictures
Pasquasy Serge – Pictures
Pavesi Maurizio – Information
Poirier E. – Pictures
Poltavsky A. N. – Pictures
Prozorov Alex – Literature and pictures
Przybylowicz Lukasz – Thyretini, pictures and literature
Przystałkowska Anna – Pictures
Pryce David - Pictures
Rajenison B. - Pictures
Razafimanantsoa Tsiresy – Pictures
Reunanen Otso – Pictures
Riddell Ian – Pictures
Rigato Fabrizio – Information
Roelofs P. W. A. – Information, literature
Roland Hanna – Information
Roland W. – Pictures
Ronkay Laszlo – Pictures
Rougerie R. – Literature
Sattler Klaus – Literature
Sauvage Isabella – Literature
Savela Markku – Information
Schellhorn Steffen – Pictures
Schintlmeister Alexander – Pictures
Schmit P. – Pictures
Schouten Rob – Literature
Schutte R. – Pictures
Schweinhart Ben – Pictures
Segerer Andreas – Pictures
Seizmair Michael – Literature and pictures
Shaw Mark – Pictures and information
Short D. – Pictures
Simon D. – Pictures
Sircoulomb G. – Pictures
Solovyev A. V. – Pictures
Sommerer Manfred – Geometridae, literature and pictures
Sourakov A. – Pictures
Sruoga Virginijus – Information and pictures
Stadie Dirk – Pictures
Staude Hermann – Pictures
Steur Joen – Pictures
Sullivan J. B. – Pictures
Sund R. – Pictures
Sunnay Louisa – Pictures
Tardivel Jill – Pictures
Tropek R. – Pictures
Tweehuyzen Godard – Literature
Ustjuzhanin Petr – Pterophoridae, literature and pictures
Van Assche Michèle – Literature
van der Wolf Hugo – Coleophoridae, literature
van Nieukerken Erik J. – Pictures and literature
Van Rensburg E. – Pictures
Verdecia Vanessa – Pictures
Verster A. – Pictures
Vives Moreno Antonio – Pictures and literature
Voaden Nigel – Pictures
Volynkin Anton – Pictures
Yakovlev Roman – Cossidae, literature and pictures
Zilioli Michele – Information
Zilli Alberto – Pictures and information
Zolotuhin Vladimir V. – Lasiocampidae, pictures and literature
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Citation:
Utmost care was taken to ensure that the data incorporated in the database are correct. Persons retrieving information from this website for their own research or for applied aspects such as pest control programmes, should acknowledge the usage of data from this website in the following format: De Prins J. & De Prins W. 2011–2021. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (http://www.afromoths.net) [accession date].