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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
367
3203
5874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
366
3200
5869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
3109
5725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
232
2687
5114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
62
1211
2330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1208
2326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1204
2307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
746
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
680
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
66
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
11
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mpumalanga
11 Genera with 17 Species
Hoplojana Aurivillius, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Jana Herrich-Schä..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Janomima Aurivillius, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Phasicnecus Felder, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Phiala Wallengren, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Phyllalia Walker, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Poloma Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Rhodopteriana Bouyer, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Striphnopteryx Wallengren, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Tantaliana Bouyer, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Tissanga Distant, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mpumalanga
17 Species
Hoplojana rhodoptera (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Rhodopteriana rhodoptera Gerstaecker, 1871
Jana eurymas Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Janomima dannfelti Aurivillius, 1893
Phasicnecus obtusus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Stenoglene obtusa Walker, 1865
Phasicnecus roseus (Druce, 1886)⇒ Stenoglene roseus Druce, 1886
Phiala arrecta (Distant, 1899)⇒ Phiala incana Distant, 1897
Phiala costipuncta Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Phiala incana Distant, 1897
Phiala polita Distant, 1897
Phiala similis (Aurivillius, 1911)⇒ Stenoglene roseus Druce, 1886
Phyllalia patens Boisduval, 1847
Poloma angulata Walker, 1855
Rhodopteriana rhodoptera Gerstaecker, 1871
Striphnopteryx edulis Boisduval, 1847
Tantaliana nigristriata Janse, 1915
Tantaliana tantalus Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Tissanga pretoriae Distant, 1892

Subnodes of Eupterotidae with occurrences in Mpumalanga
SubfamilyEupterotinae
Forbes, 1955
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStriphnopteryginae
Wallengren, 1858
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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