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Checklist for Family Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 (Giant Lappet Moths)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
77
2035
5452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2029
5435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2014
5363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1285
3443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1173
3171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
82
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
10
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
10 Genera with 21 Species
Cyrtojana Aurivillius, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Jana Herrich-Schä..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Phiala Wallengren, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Phyllalia Walker, 19117SpeciesTaxom
Poloma Walker, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdosia Hubner, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Schistissa Aurivillius, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Stenoglene Felder, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Striphnopteryx Wallengren, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Tantaliana Bouyer, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
21 Species
Cyrtojana trilineata Aurivillius, 1911
Jana tantalus (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Tantaliana tantalus Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Phiala bistrigata Aurivillius, 1901
Phiala costipuncta Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Phiala pretoriana Wichgraf, 1908
Phyllalia acuta Strand, 1911
Phyllalia alboradiata Aurivillius, 1911
Phyllalia patens Boisduval, 1847
Phyllalia thunbergi Boisduval, 1847
Phyllalia thunbergii Boisduval, 1847
Phyllalia valida Felder, 1874
Phyllalia ziczac Strand, 1911
Poloma angulata Walker, 1855
Poloma castanea Aurivillius, 1901
Rhabdosia patagiata Aurivillius, 1911
Rhabdosia vaninia Stoll, 1781
Schistissa uniformis Aurivillius, 1902
Stenoglene nahor Druce, 1896
Stenoglene perissinottoi Bouyer, 2012
Striphnopteryx edulis Boisduval, 1847
Tantaliana tantalus Herrich-Schä..., 1854

Subnodes of Eupterotidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyEupterotinae
Forbes, 1955
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStriphnopteryginae
Wallengren, 1858
7
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eupterotidae at afromoths.net
Eupterotidae at gbif.org
Eupterotidae at irmng.org