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Checklist for Family Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 (Giant Lappet Moths)
and region Gauteng (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
332
2972
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
2971
5514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
314
2913
5427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
207
2459
4791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1073
2277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
60
1071
2275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
59
1067
2258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
614
1248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
554
1125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
43
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
8
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gauteng
8 Genera with 19 Species
Cyrtojana Aurivillius, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Hemijana Aurivillius, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Jana Herrich-Schä..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Marmaroplegma Wallengren, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Phiala Wallengren, 19116SpeciesTaxom
Poloma Walker, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Stenoglene Felder, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Tissanga Distant, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gauteng
19 Species
Cyrtojana apithana Hering, 1928
Cyrtojana trilineata Aurivillius, 1911
Hemijana subrosea Aurivillius, 1893
Jana eurymas Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Marmaroplegma paragarda Wallengren, 1860Speared Monkey
Marmaroplegma unicolor Janse, 1915
Phiala costipuncta Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Phiala incana Distant, 1897
Phiala pretoriana Wichgraf, 1908
Phiala pulverea Distant, 1903
Phiala similis (Aurivillius, 1911)⇒ Stenoglene roseus Druce, 1886
Phiala wichgrafi Strand, 1911
Poloma castanea Aurivillius, 1901
Stenoglene bicolor Distant, 1897
Stenoglene evanescens Distant, 1903
Stenoglene obtusus Walker, 1864
Stenoglene roseus Druce, 1886
Stenoglene subcroceus Distant, 1903
Tissanga pretoriae Distant, 1892

Subnodes of Eupterotidae with occurrences in Gauteng
SubfamilyEupterotinae
Forbes, 1955
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStriphnopteryginae
Wallengren, 1858
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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