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Checklist for Family Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 (Giant Lappet Moths)
and region Eswatini (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
171
1130
2108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
171
1130
2108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
155
1094
2038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
975
1895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
645
1296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
643
1294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
40
641
1291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
484
1027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
461
990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
27
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eswatini
7 Genera with 9 Species
Dracopoloma Takano & Morgan, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Lichenopteryx Felder, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Phiala Wallengren, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Phyllalia Walker, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Poloma Walker, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Striphnopteryx Wallengren, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Tissanga Distant, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eswatini
9 Species
Dracopoloma castanea Aurivillius, 1901
Lichenopteryx despecta Felder, 1874
Phiala dasypoda Wallengren, 1860
Phiala marshalli Aurivillius, 1904
Phyllalia patens Boisduval, 1847
Poloma angulata Walker, 1855
Poloma variegata Rothschild, 1917
Striphnopteryx edulis Boisduval, 1847
Tissanga pretoriae Distant, 1892

Subnodes of Eupterotidae with occurrences in Eswatini
SubfamilyEupterotinae
Forbes, 1955
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStriphnopteryginae
Wallengren, 1858
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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