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Checklist for Subfamily Epipleminae Hampson, 1892 (Scoopwing Moths)
and region Kagoshima Prefecture (Southern Kyushu, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2731
3917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2730
3917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
274
2671
3825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
200
2366
3453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
57
975
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
57
975
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
974
1371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
736
1050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
669
968
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
4
170
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyUraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths
3
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEpipleminae
Hampson, 1892
Scoopwing Moths
3
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kagoshima Prefecture
3 Genera with 8 Species
Dirades Holloway, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Epiplema Herrich-Schä..., 18995SpeciesTaxom
Metorthocheilus Hampson, 18911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kagoshima Prefecture
8 Species
Dirades alikangensis (Strand, 1916)⇒ Phazaca alikangensis Strand, 1916
Dirades kosemponicola (Strand, 1916)⇒ Phazaca alikangensis Strand, 1916
Epiplema cretacea (Butler, 1881)⇒ Dysaethria cretacea Butler, 1881
Epiplema flavistriga (Warren, 1901)⇒ Dysaethria flavistriga Warren, 1901
Epiplema meridiana Inoue, 1982
Epiplema oyamana (Matsumura, 1931)⇒ Oroplema oyamana Walker, 1866
Epiplema simplex (Warren, 1899)⇒ Oroplema simplex Warren, 1899
Metorthocheilus emarginata Hampson, 1891


Links, sources and further information
Epipleminae at itis.gov