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Checklist for Family Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 (Giant Lappet Moths)
and region Eurasia (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1859
65777
561707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1850
65672
561174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1595
64213
555201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
829
47685
461834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
129
12679
84553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
122
12608
84364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
114
12543
83945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
41
7968
52965
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
34
7138
46091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
9
393
1856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
31
115
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eurasia
28 Genera with 115 Species
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Acrojana Aurivillius, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Apha Walker, 18557SpeciesTaxom
Apona Walker, 19297SpeciesTaxom
Cnetnocampa1SpeciesTaxom
Cotana Walker, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Dreata Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Drepanojana Aurivillius, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Epijana Holland, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Euchera Hübner, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Eupterote Hübner, 187939SpeciesTaxom
Ganisa Walker, 18848SpeciesTaxom
Hoplojana Aurivillius, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Jana Herrich-Schä..., 19801SpeciesTaxom
Janomima Aurivillius, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Lichenopteryx Felder, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Melanothrix Felder, 19176SpeciesTaxom
Nisaga Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Palirisa Moore, 18659SpeciesTaxom
Panacela Walker, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Pandala Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Paracydas Bethune-Baker, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Poloma Walker, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Pseudojana Hampson, 19175SpeciesTaxom
Sangatissa Moore, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Sphingognatha Felder, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenoglene Felder, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Striphnopteryx Wallengren, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Tagora Walker, 18557SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eurasia
115 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acrojana scutaea Strand, 1909
Apha aequalis Felder, 1874
Apha arisana Matsumura, 1927
Apha fenestrata Butler, 0
Apha floralis Butler, 1881
Apha horishana Matsumura, 1927
Apha kantonensis Mell, 1929
Apha subdives Walker, 1855
Apona caschmirensis Kollar, 1844
Apona cashmirensis (Kollar, 1844)⇒ Apona caschmirensis Kollar, 1844
Apona fuliginosa Kishida, 1993
Apona ligustri Mell, 1929
Apona plumosa Moore, 1872
Apona shevaroyensis Moore, 1884
Apona yunnanensis Mell, 1929
Cnetnocampa cheela
Cotana serranotata T.P. Lucas, 1894
Dreata hades Walker, 1855
Drepanojana apicalis Aurivillius, 1915
Drepanojana citheronia Bryk, 1944
Epijana lanosa Holland, 1893
Euchera abluta Holland, 1893
Euchera substigmaria (Hübner, 1831)⇒ Cyclidia substigmaria Hübner, 1831
Eupterote (Eupterote) kalliesi Nässig, 2000
Eupterote alba Swinhoe, 1892
Eupterote balwanti Bhasin., 1946
Eupterote cinnamomea Moore, 1884
Eupterote citheronia Bryk, 1944
Eupterote citrina Walker, 1855
Eupterote diffusa Walker, 1865
Eupterote epicharis West, 1932
Eupterote fabia Cramer, 1780
Eupterote fabia asemos Bryk, 1950
Eupterote flavicollis Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Eupterote flavida Moore, 1884
Eupterote gardneri Bryk, 1950
Eupterote geminata Walker, 1855
Eupterote glaucescens Walker, 1855
Eupterote hibisci Fabricius, 1775
Eupterote hibisci gardneri Bryk, 1950
Eupterote lineosa Walker, 1855
Eupterote llavida
Eupterote minor Moore, 1893
Eupterote mollifera Walker, 1865
Eupterote murina Moore, 1877
Eupterote nigriceps Hampson, 1893
Eupterote orientalis Fabricius, 0
Eupterote pandya Moore, 1866
Eupterote patula Walker, 1855
Eupterote placida Moore, 1883
Eupterote plumipes Walker, 1855
Eupterote primularis Moore, 1884
Eupterote radiata Walker, 1866
Eupterote rothschildi Strand, 1924
Eupterote subcurvifera Walker, 1865
Eupterote testacea Walker, 1855
Eupterote translata Swinhoe, 1885
Eupterote undans Walker, 1855
Eupterote undata Blanch., 1844
Eupterote undulata Blanchard, 1844
Eupterote unicolor Hampson, 1891
Eupterote vialis Moore, 1879
Ganisa formosicola Matsumura, 1931
Ganisa glaucescens Walker, 1855
Ganisa gyraleus
Ganisa pandya Moore, 1865
Ganisa plana Walker, 1855
Ganisa postica Walker, 1855
Ganisa postica formosicola Matsumura, 1931
Ganisa similis Moore, 1884
Hoplojana politzari Basquin, 2013
Jana fletcheri Berger, 1980
Janomima dannfelti Aurivillius, 1893
Janomima ochrea (Gaede, 1932)⇒ Janomima dannfelti Aurivillius, 1893
Lichenopteryx scotina Hering, 1932
Melanothrix alternans Pagenstecher, 1890
Melanothrix leucotrigona Hampson, 1893
Melanothrix nymphaliaria Walker, 1866
Melanothrix philippina Rothschild, 1917
Melanothrix sanchezi Schultze, 1925
Melanothrix semperi Rothschild, 1917
Nisaga simplex Walker, 1855
Palirisa angustifasciata (Moore, 1865)⇒ Palirisa cervina Moore, 1865
Palirisa burmanica (Moore, 1865)⇒ Palirisa cervina Moore, 1865
Palirisa cervina Moore, 1865
Palirisa cervina formosana Matsumura, 1931
Palirisa chocolatina (Moore, 1865)⇒ Palirisa cervina Moore, 1865
Palirisa curvilineata (Moore, 1865)⇒ Palirisa cervina Moore, 1865
Palirisa lineosa Walker, 1855
Palirisa roseitincta (Moore, 1865)⇒ Palirisa cervina Moore, 1865
Palirisa significata (Moore, 1865)⇒ Palirisa cervina Moore, 1865
Panacela lewinae Lewin, 1807Bag-shelter Moth
Panacela simplex (Walker, 1855)⇒ Panacela lewinae Lewin, 1807
Pandala dolosa Walker, 1855
Paracydas postpallida Rothschild, 1917
Poloma angulata Walker, 1855
Poloma janula (Felder, 1874)⇒ Poloma angulata Walker, 1855
Pseudojana clemensi Schultze, 1910
Pseudojana incandescens Walker, 1855
Pseudojana obscura
Pseudojana pallidipennis Hampson, 1895
Pseudojana perspicuifascia Rothschild, 1917
Sangatissa subcurvifera Walker, 1865
Stenoglene aequidistans Strand, 1915
Stenoglene plenevauxae Bouyer, 2012
Stenoglene pseudosygina Bouyer, 2012
Stenoglene tristis (Felder, 1874)⇒ Stenoglene obtusa Walker, 1865
Striphnopteryx edulis Boisduval, 1847
Tagora glaucescens Walker, 1855
Tagora murina Moore, 0
Tagora nigriceps Hampson, 1893
Tagora nobilis Bryk, 1944
Tagora nobilis insulindica Bryk, 1944
Tagora pallida Walker, 1855
Tagora patula Walker, 1855

Subnodes of Eupterotidae with occurrences in Eurasia
SubfamilyEupterotinae
Forbes, 1955
21
97
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPanacelinae
Forbes, 1955
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStriphnopteryginae
Wallengren, 1858
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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