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Checklist for Family Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 (Giant Lappet Moths)
and region Pretoria (Gauteng)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
204
1365
2074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
150
1186
1865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
52
460
817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
52
459
816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
51
458
814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
211
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
176
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
16
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pretoria
5 Genera with 8 Species
Cyrtojana Aurivillius, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Marmaroplegma Wallengren, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Phiala Wallengren, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Stenoglene Felder, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Tissanga Distant, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pretoria
8 Species
Cyrtojana apithana Hering, 1928
Marmaroplegma unicolor Janse, 1915
Phiala incana Distant, 1897
Phiala pretoriana Wichgraf, 1908
Phiala pulverea Distant, 1903
Phiala wichgrafi Strand, 1911
Stenoglene subcroceus Distant, 1903
Tissanga pretoriae Distant, 1892

Subnodes of Eupterotidae with occurrences in Pretoria
SubfamilyEupterotinae
Forbes, 1955
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStriphnopteryginae
Wallengren, 1858
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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