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Checklist for Family Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 (Giant Lappet Moths)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
1354
4084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
1353
4082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
1353
4082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
944
3149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
898
3067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
81
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
13
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
13 Genera with 23 Species
Acrojana Aurivillius, 19174SpeciesTaxom
Camerunia Aurivillius, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Drepanojana Aurivillius, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Euchera Hübner, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Gracilanja Bouyer, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Hoplojana Aurivillius, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Jana Herrich-Schä..., 18933SpeciesTaxom
Parajana Aurivillius, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Phasicnecus Felder, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Rhodopteriana Bouyer, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Stenoglene Felder, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Striginiana Bouyer, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Vianga Fletcher, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
23 Species
Acrojana rosacea Butler, 1874
Acrojana salmonea Rothschild, 1932
Acrojana sciron Druce, 1888
Acrojana splendida Rothschild, 1917
Camerunia orphne Schaus, 1893
Drepanojana apicalis Aurivillius, 1915
Drepanojana fasciata Aurivillius, 1893
Euchera albida Plötz, 1880
Gracilanja gracilis Walker, 1855
Hoplojana soricis (Rothschild, 1917)⇒ Rhodopteriana soricis Rothschild, 1917
Jana eurymas Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Jana gracilis (Walker, 1855)⇒ Gracilanja gracilis Walker, 1855
Jana obscura (Aurivillius, 1893)⇒ Rhodopteriana obscura Aurivillius, 1893
Parajana gabunica Aurivillius, 1892
Phasicnecus grandiplaga (Aurivillius, 1911)⇒ Stenoglene plagiatus Aurivillius, 1911
Phasicnecus plagiatus (Aurivillius, 1911)⇒ Stenoglene plagiatus Aurivillius, 1911
Rhodopteriana obscura Aurivillius, 1893
Rhodopteriana soricis Rothschild, 1917
Stenoglene bipunctatus Aurivillius, 1909
Stenoglene plagiatus Aurivillius, 1911
Stenoglene preussi Aurivillius, 1893
Striginiana strigina Westwood, 1849
Vianga tristis Druce, 1896

Subnodes of Eupterotidae with occurrences in Ghana
SubfamilyEupterotinae
Forbes, 1955
12
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStriphnopteryginae
Wallengren, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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