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Checklist for Subfamily Epipleminae Hampson, 1892 (Scoopwing Moths)
and region West Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
80
3730
13310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
80
3727
13306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
3725
13304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
28
2482
9917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
2292
9415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
4
346
1241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyUraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths
10
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEpipleminae
Hampson, 1892
Scoopwing Moths
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
4 Genera with 7 Species
Dirades Holloway, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Epiplema Herrich-Schä..., 19054SpeciesTaxom
Leucoplema Janse, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Phazaca Walker, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
7 Species
Dirades theclata (Guenée, 1857)⇒ Phazaca theclata Guenée, 1858
Epiplema confuscata Warren, 1909
Epiplema inelegans Warren, 1898
Epiplema rotunda Warren, 1909
Epiplema subdistincta Warren, 1905
Leucoplema dohertyi Warren, 1904Coffee leaf skeletonizer
Phazaca theclata Guenée, 1858


Links, sources and further information
Epipleminae at itis.gov