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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
58
1314
4091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
1313
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
1313
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
914
3175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
830
3009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
76
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
3
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
3 Genera with 12 Species
Hoplojana Aurivillius, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Phiala Wallengren, 18656SpeciesTaxom
Rhodopteriana Bouyer, 20134SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
12 Species
Hoplojana abyssinica (Rothschild, 1917)⇒ Rhodopteriana abyssinica Rothschild, 1917
Hoplojana rhodoptera (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Rhodopteriana rhodoptera Gerstaecker, 1871
Phiala abyssinica Aurivillius, 1904
Phiala alba Aurivillius, 1893
Phiala bergeri Rougeot, 1975
Phiala nigrolineata Aurivillius, 1903
Phiala punctulata Pagenstecher, 1903
Phiala venusta Walker, 1865
Rhodopteriana abyssinica Rothschild, 1917
Rhodopteriana funebris Gaede, 1927
Rhodopteriana rhodoptera Gerstaecker, 1871
Rhodopteriana sidamoensis Darge, 2013

Subnodes of Eupterotidae with occurrences in Ethiopia
SubfamilyEupterotinae
Forbes, 1955
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStriphnopteryginae
Wallengren, 1858
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom



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