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Checklist for Family Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 (Giant Lappet Moths)
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
283
3810
7730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1295
2674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
66
1293
2670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
64
1286
2631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
853
1815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
789
1713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
55
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
9
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Cape
9 Genera with 9 Species
Cyrtojana Aurivillius, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Jana Herrich-Schä..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Phyllalia Walker, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Poloma Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdosia Hubner, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Schistissa Aurivillius, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Stenoglene Felder, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Striphnopteryx Wallengren, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Tantaliana Bouyer, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
9 Species
Cyrtojana trilineata Aurivillius, 1911
Jana tantalus (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Tantaliana tantalus Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Phyllalia patens Boisduval, 1847
Poloma angulata Walker, 1855
Rhabdosia vaninia Stoll, 1781
Schistissa uniformis Aurivillius, 1902
Stenoglene nahor Druce, 1896
Striphnopteryx edulis Boisduval, 1847
Tantaliana tantalus Herrich-Schä..., 1854

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

Taxom

SubfamilyStriphnopteryginae
Wallengren, 1858
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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