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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
253
3215
5922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
1133
2040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1131
2037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
1128
2021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
655
1235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
597
1135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
53
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
10
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Natal
10 Genera with 10 Species
Hemijana Aurivillius, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Hoplojana Aurivillius, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Jana Herrich-Schä..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Lichenopteryx Felder, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Marmaroplegma Wallengren, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Phiala Wallengren, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Poloma Walker, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pterocerota Hampson, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Stenoglene Felder, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Striphnopteryx Wallengren, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
10 Species
Hemijana griseola Rothschild, 1917
Hoplojana tripunctata (Aurivillius, 1897)⇒ Archostola tianmushana Li, Wang & Dong, 2001
Jana tantalus (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Tantaliana tantalus Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Lichenopteryx despecta Felder, 1874
Marmaroplegma paragarda Wallengren, 1860Speared Monkey
Phiala dasypoda Wallengren, 1860
Poloma castanea Aurivillius, 1901
Pterocerota virginea Hampson, 1905
Stenoglene obtusa Walker, 1865
Striphnopteryx edulis Boisduval, 1847

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

Taxom

SubfamilyStriphnopteryginae
Wallengren, 1858
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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