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Checklist for Family Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 (Giant Lappet Moths)
and region Republic of the Congo (Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
189
1830
4935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
189
1830
4935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
185
1820
4923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
133
1480
4276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
44
539
2023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
44
539
2023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
44
539
2023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
379
1649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
350
1609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
40
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic of the Congo
7 Genera with 11 Species
Epijana Holland, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Euchera Hübner, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Gracilanja Bouyer, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Jana Herrich-Schä..., 18494SpeciesTaxom
Phiala Wallengren, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Stenoglene Felder, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Striginiana Bouyer, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic of the Congo
11 Species
Epijana lanosa Holland, 1893
Euchera abluta Holland, 1893
Gracilanja gracilis Walker, 1855
Jana eurymas Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Jana gracilis (Walker, 1855)⇒ Gracilanja gracilis Walker, 1855
Jana preciosa Aurivillius, 1893
Jana strigina (Westwood, 1849)⇒ Striginiana strigina Westwood, 1849
Phiala albida Plötz, 1880
Phiala subiridescens Holland, 1893
Stenoglene bipunctatus Aurivillius, 1909
Striginiana strigina Westwood, 1849

Subnodes of Eupterotidae with occurrences in Republic of the Congo
SubfamilyEupterotinae
Forbes, 1955
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStriphnopteryginae
Wallengren, 1858
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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