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Checklist for Subfamily Epipleminae Hampson, 1892 (Scoopwing Moths)
and region Okinawa Islands (Ryukyu Islands, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2270
3117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
315
2270
3117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
300
2213
3026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
200
1827
2527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
646
844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
50
646
844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
646
844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
468
624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
419
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
3
87
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyUraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEpipleminae
Hampson, 1892
Scoopwing Moths
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Okinawa Islands
6 Genera with 8 Species
Dirades Holloway, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Epiplema Herrich-Schä..., 19123SpeciesTaxom
Europlema Holloway, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Gathynia Walker, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Metorthocheilus Hampson, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Phazaca Walker, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Okinawa Islands
8 Species
Dirades kosemponicola (Strand, 1916)⇒ Phazaca alikangensis Strand, 1916
Dirades prunaria (Moore, 1887)⇒ Monobolodes prunaria Moore, 1887
Epiplema cretacea (Butler, 1881)⇒ Dysaethria cretacea Butler, 1881
Epiplema flavistriga (Warren, 1901)⇒ Dysaethria flavistriga Warren, 1901
Epiplema fulvihamata Hampson, 1912
Europlema semibrunnea Pagenstecher, 1884
Gathynia fumicosta (Warren, 1896)⇒ Warreniplema fumicosta Warren, 1896
Metorthocheilus emarginata Hampson, 1891


Links, sources and further information
Epipleminae at itis.gov