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Checklist for Family Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 (Giant Lappet Moths)
and region Eritrea (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1282
2411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
185
1277
2407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
181
1273
2402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
124
1075
2144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
363
728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
30
363
728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
30
363
728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
306
656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
303
653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
38
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eritrea
4 Genera with 8 Species
Hoplojana Aurivillius, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Janomima Aurivillius, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Phiala Wallengren, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Rhodopteriana Bouyer, 19172SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eritrea
8 Species
Hoplojana abyssinica (Rothschild, 1917)⇒ Rhodopteriana abyssinica Rothschild, 1917
Hoplojana distincta (Rothschild, 1917)⇒ Rhodopteriana distincta Rothschild, 1917
Janomima dannfelti Aurivillius, 1893
Janomima mariana White, 1843
Phiala alba Aurivillius, 1893
Phiala longilinea Berio, 1939
Rhodopteriana abyssinica Rothschild, 1917
Rhodopteriana distincta Rothschild, 1917

Subnodes of Eupterotidae with occurrences in Eritrea
SubfamilyEupterotinae
Forbes, 1955
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStriphnopteryginae
Wallengren, 1858
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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