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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
747
14606
54854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
743
14574
54738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
709
14348
54057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
438
11533
47057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3620
14603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
3614
14580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3597
14442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
2088
8566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1895
7797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
139
457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
25
98
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic South Africa
25 Genera with 98 Species
#BCDEHJLMPRST
Bantuana Distant, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Camerunia Aurivillius, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtojana Aurivillius, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Dracopoloma Takano & Morgan, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Euchera Hübner, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Hemijana Aurivillius, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Hibrildes Druce, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Hoplojana Aurivillius, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Jana Herrich-Schä..., 18975SpeciesTaxom
Janomima Aurivillius, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Lichenopteryx Felder, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Marmaroplegma Wallengren, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Paraphyllalia Gaede, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Phasicnecus Felder, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Phiala Wallengren, 186023SpeciesTaxom
Phyllalia Walker, 191112SpeciesTaxom
Poloma Walker, 19178SpeciesTaxom
Pterocerota Hampson, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdosia Hubner, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Rhodopteriana Bouyer, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Schistissa Aurivillius, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Stenoglene Felder, 190315SpeciesTaxom
Striphnopteryx Wallengren, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Tantaliana Bouyer, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Tissanga Distant, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic South Africa
98 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bantuana cregoei Distant, 1906
Camerunia flava Aurivillius, 1904
Cyrtojana apithana Hering, 1928
Cyrtojana trilineata Aurivillius, 1911
Dracopoloma castanea Aurivillius, 1901
Dracopoloma griseola Rothschild, 1917
Dracopoloma nahor Druce, 1896
Dracopoloma nigromaculata Aurivillius, 1893
Euchera fervidaria Fabricius, 1787
Hemijana griseola Rothschild, 1917
Hemijana subrosea Aurivillius, 1893
Hemijana variegata Rothschild, 1917
Hibrildes crawshayi (Butler, 1896)⇒ Hibrildes venosa Kirby, 1896
Hibrildes venosa Kirby, 1896
Hoplojana rhodoptera (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Rhodopteriana rhodoptera Gerstaecker, 1871
Hoplojana tripunctata (Aurivillius, 1897)⇒ Archostola tianmushana Li, Wang & Dong, 2001
Jana eurymas Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Jana nigristriata (Janse, 1915)⇒ Tantaliana nigristriata Janse, 1915
Jana tantalus (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Tantaliana tantalus Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Jana transvaalica (Strand, 1911)⇒ Jana eurymas Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Jana tripunctata Aurivillius, 1897
Janomima dannfelti Aurivillius, 1893
Janomima mariana White, 1843
Lichenopteryx despecta Felder, 1874
Marmaroplegma clio (Fawcett, 1902)⇒ Marmaroplegma paragarda Wallengren, 1860
Marmaroplegma conspersa Aurivillius, 1921
Marmaroplegma paragarda Wallengren, 1860Speared Monkey
Marmaroplegma unicolor Janse, 1915
Paraphyllalia degenera Walker, 1855
Phasicnecus obtusus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Stenoglene obtusa Walker, 1865
Phasicnecus roseus (Druce, 1886)⇒ Stenoglene roseus Druce, 1886
Phiala albidorsata Gaede, 1927
Phiala arrecta (Distant, 1899)⇒ Phiala incana Distant, 1897
Phiala atomaria Holland, 1892
Phiala bistrigata Aurivillius, 1901
Phiala costipuncta Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Phiala crassistriga Strand, 1911
Phiala dasypoda Wallengren, 1860
Phiala flavipennis Wallengren, 1875
Phiala hologramma Aurivillius, 1904
Phiala incana Distant, 1897
Phiala marshalli Aurivillius, 1904
Phiala nigrolineata Aurivillius, 1903
Phiala niveociliata Strand, 1911
Phiala ochritincta (Strand, 1911)⇒ Phiala costipuncta Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Phiala patagiata Aurivillius, 1911
Phiala polita Distant, 1897
Phiala pretoriana Wichgraf, 1908
Phiala pseudatomaria Strand, 1911
Phiala pulverea Distant, 1903
Phiala similis (Aurivillius, 1911)⇒ Stenoglene roseus Druce, 1886
Phiala simplex Aurivillius, 1904
Phiala wichgrafi Strand, 1911
Phiala xanthosoma (Wallengren, 1860)⇒ Phiala costipuncta Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Phyllalia acuta Strand, 1911
Phyllalia alboradiata Aurivillius, 1911
Phyllalia concolor (Walker, 1855)⇒ Phyllalia patens Boisduval, 1847
Phyllalia flavicostata Fawcett, 1903
Phyllalia incerta (Walker, 1855)⇒ Phyllalia thunbergi Boisduval, 1847
Phyllalia ochrina Strand, 1911
Phyllalia patens Boisduval, 1847
Phyllalia thunbergi Boisduval, 1847
Phyllalia thunbergii Boisduval, 1847
Phyllalia umbripennis Strand, 1911
Phyllalia valida Felder, 1874
Phyllalia ziczac Strand, 1911
Poloma angulata Walker, 1855
Poloma angulifera Walker, 1865
Poloma castanea Aurivillius, 1901
Poloma incompta (Walker, 1865)⇒ Poloma angulata Walker, 1855
Poloma janula (Felder, 1874)⇒ Poloma angulata Walker, 1855
Poloma nahor Druce, 1896
Poloma nigromaculata Aurivillius, 1893
Poloma variegata Rothschild, 1917
Pterocerota virginea Hampson, 1905
Rhabdosia patagiata Aurivillius, 1911
Rhabdosia vaninia Stoll, 1781
Rhodopteriana rhodoptera Gerstaecker, 1871
Schistissa uniformis Aurivillius, 1902
Stenoglene bicolor Distant, 1897
Stenoglene clucki Bouyer, 2012
Stenoglene decellei Dall´Asta & ..., 1980
Stenoglene decellei flava Dall'Asta & ..., 1980
Stenoglene evanescens Distant, 1903
Stenoglene hilaris Felder, 1874
Stenoglene livingstonensis Strand, 1909
Stenoglene nahor Druce, 1896
Stenoglene obtusa Walker, 1865
Stenoglene obtusus Walker, 1864
Stenoglene perissinottoi Bouyer, 2012
Stenoglene pira Druce, 1896
Stenoglene rosea Druce, 1886
Stenoglene roseus Druce, 1886
Stenoglene subcroceus Distant, 1903
Striphnopteryx edulis Boisduval, 1847
Tantaliana crepax Wallengren, 1860
Tantaliana nigristriata Janse, 1915
Tantaliana tantalus Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Tissanga pretoriae Distant, 1892

Subnodes of Eupterotidae with occurrences in Republic South Africa
SubfamilyEupterotinae
Forbes, 1955
11
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStriphnopteryginae
Wallengren, 1858
14
63
Genera
Species

Taxom



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