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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
300
2787
5094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
300
2787
5094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
287
2741
5008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
2406
4556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
56
1026
1966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
56
1024
1964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
55
1020
1956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
685
1344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
641
1275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
47
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Limpopo
7 Genera with 9 Species
Hemijana Aurivillius, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Jana Herrich-Schä..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Phasicnecus Felder, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Phiala Wallengren, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Poloma Walker, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Stenoglene Felder, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Striphnopteryx Wallengren, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Limpopo
9 Species
Hemijana variegata Rothschild, 1917
Jana tantalus (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Tantaliana tantalus Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Phasicnecus obtusus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Stenoglene obtusa Walker, 1865
Phasicnecus roseus (Druce, 1886)⇒ Stenoglene roseus Druce, 1886
Phiala incana Distant, 1897
Poloma angulata Walker, 1855
Poloma variegata Rothschild, 1917
Stenoglene bicolor Distant, 1897
Striphnopteryx edulis Boisduval, 1847

Subnodes of Eupterotidae with occurrences in Limpopo
SubfamilyEupterotinae
Forbes, 1955
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStriphnopteryginae
Wallengren, 1858
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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