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Checklist for Family Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 (Giant Lappet Moths)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
925
2857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
843
2716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
38
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
5
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
5 Genera with 3 Species
Cotana Walker, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Lasiomorpha Joicey, Noak..., 19171SpeciesTaxom
Melanergon Bethune-Baker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Papuapterote Nässig & Obe..., 2008
0SpeciesTaxom
Rarisquamosa Bethune-Baker, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
3 Species
Lasiomorpha meeki (Rothschild, 1917)⇒ Lasiomorpha noakesi Joicey & Talbot, 1917
Melanergon vidua Walker, 1865
Rarisquamosa arfaki Bethune-Baker, 1910

Subnodes of Eupterotidae with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
SubfamilyEupterotinae
Forbes, 1955
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHibrildinae
Berger, 1958
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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