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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
7208
15765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7204
15757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
537
7075
15500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
343
5723
13134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2032
4918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
2030
4914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2022
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1257
3230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
1168
3017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
90
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
15
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
15 Genera with 29 Species
Hemijana Aurivillius, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Hibrildes Druce, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Hoplojana Aurivillius, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Jana Herrich-Schä..., 18542SpeciesTaxom
Lichenopteryx Felder, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Marmaroplegma Wallengren, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Phasicnecus Felder, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Phiala Wallengren, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Phyllalia Walker, 18474SpeciesTaxom
Poloma Walker, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Pterocerota Hampson, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Stenoglene Felder, 20125SpeciesTaxom
Striphnopteryx Wallengren, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Tantaliana Bouyer, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Tissanga Distant, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
29 Species
Hemijana griseola Rothschild, 1917
Hemijana subrosea Aurivillius, 1893
Hibrildes venosa Kirby, 1896
Hoplojana tripunctata (Aurivillius, 1897)⇒ Archostola tianmushana Li, Wang & Dong, 2001
Jana eurymas Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Jana tantalus (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Tantaliana tantalus Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Lichenopteryx despecta Felder, 1874
Marmaroplegma clio (Fawcett, 1902)⇒ Marmaroplegma paragarda Wallengren, 1860
Marmaroplegma paragarda Wallengren, 1860Speared Monkey
Phasicnecus obtusus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Stenoglene obtusa Walker, 1865
Phasicnecus roseus (Druce, 1886)⇒ Stenoglene roseus Druce, 1886
Phiala dasypoda Wallengren, 1860
Phyllalia concolor (Walker, 1855)⇒ Phyllalia patens Boisduval, 1847
Phyllalia flavicostata Fawcett, 1903
Phyllalia patens Boisduval, 1847
Phyllalia thunbergii Boisduval, 1847
Poloma angulata Walker, 1855
Poloma castanea Aurivillius, 1901
Poloma nigromaculata Aurivillius, 1893
Pterocerota virginea Hampson, 1905
Stenoglene clucki Bouyer, 2012
Stenoglene hilaris Felder, 1874
Stenoglene obtusa Walker, 1865
Stenoglene obtusus Walker, 1864
Stenoglene perissinottoi Bouyer, 2012
Striphnopteryx edulis Boisduval, 1847
Tantaliana nigristriata Janse, 1915
Tantaliana tantalus Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Tissanga pretoriae Distant, 1892

Subnodes of Eupterotidae with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
SubfamilyEupterotinae
Forbes, 1955
9
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStriphnopteryginae
Wallengren, 1858
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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