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Checklist for Tribe Attacini Linnaeus, 1767
and region Rwanda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
2114
4616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1845
4258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
719
1675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
718
1673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
718
1673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
570
1448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
552
1425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
66
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
23
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
23
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttacini
Linnaeus, 1767
1
5
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rwanda
1 Genera with 5 Species
Epiphora Wallengren, 19747SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rwanda
5 Species and 2 Subspecies
Epiphora albidus Druce, 1886
Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829African Atlas moth
Epiphora bauhiniae bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1832
Epiphora marginimacula Joicey & Talbot, 1924
Epiphora ploetzi Weymer, 1880
Epiphora rectifascia Rothschild, 1907
Epiphora rectifascia watulegei Rougeot, 1974


Links, sources and further information
Attacini at afromoths.net
Attacini at itis.gov