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Checklist for Family Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 (Giant Lappet Moths)
and region Equatorial Guinea (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
212
1672
3769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
1671
3768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
203
1628
3675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
139
1446
3405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
698
1776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
698
1776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
698
1776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
523
1450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
482
1394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
62
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Equatorial Guinea
9 Genera with 14 Species
Acrojana Aurivillius, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Camerunia Aurivillius, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Epijana Holland, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Euchera Hübner, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Gracilanja Bouyer, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Janomima Aurivillius, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Parajana Aurivillius, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Phiala Wallengren, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Stenoglene Felder, 19123SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Equatorial Guinea
14 Species
Acrojana sciron Druce, 1888
Camerunia orphne Schaus, 1893
Epijana cinerea (Holland, 1893)⇒ Stenoglene cinerea Holland, 1893
Epijana cosima Plötz, 1880
Epijana lanosa Holland, 1893
Epijana maculifera Strand, 1912
Euchera albida Plötz, 1880
Gracilanja gracilis Walker, 1855
Janomima dannfelti Aurivillius, 1893
Parajana gabunica Aurivillius, 1892
Phiala uelleburgensis Strand, 1912
Stenoglene cinerea Holland, 1893
Stenoglene maculifera Strand, 1912
Stenoglene sulphureotinctus Strand, 1912

Subnodes of Eupterotidae with occurrences in Equatorial Guinea
SubfamilyEupterotinae
Forbes, 1955
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStriphnopteryginae
Wallengren, 1858
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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