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Checklist for Family Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 (Giant Lappet Moths)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
1254
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
1254
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
1254
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
828
2578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
763
2455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
71
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
16
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
16 Genera with 34 Species
Acrojana Aurivillius, 19175SpeciesTaxom
Camerunia Aurivillius, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Drepanojana Aurivillius, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Euchera Hübner, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Gonojana Aurivillius, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Gracilanja Bouyer, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Hoplojana Aurivillius, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Jana Herrich-Schä..., 18493SpeciesTaxom
Janomima Aurivillius, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Parajana Aurivillius, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Phiala Wallengren, 18655SpeciesTaxom
Rhodopteriana Bouyer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Stenoglene Felder, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Striginiana Bouyer, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Tantaliana Bouyer, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Vianga Fletcher, 18962SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
34 Species
Acrojana ochracea (Strand, 1909)⇒ Acrojana sciron Druce, 1888
Acrojana sciron Druce, 1888
Acrojana scutaea Strand, 1909
Acrojana simillima Rothschild, 1932
Acrojana splendida Rothschild, 1917
Camerunia insignis (Schaus, 1893)⇒ Hoplojana zernyi Gschwandner., 1923
Camerunia orphne Schaus, 1893
Drepanojana fasciata Aurivillius, 1893
Euchera cunina Hübner, 1825
Gonojana crowleyi Aurivillius, 1904
Gracilanja gracilis Walker, 1855
Gracilanja polymorpha Aurivillius, 1893
Hoplojana indecisa Aurivillius, 1901
Hoplojana purpurata Wichgraf, 1920
Hoplojana soricis (Rothschild, 1917)⇒ Rhodopteriana soricis Rothschild, 1917
Hoplojana zernyi Gschwandner., 1923
Jana eurymas Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Jana gracilis (Walker, 1855)⇒ Gracilanja gracilis Walker, 1855
Jana strigina (Westwood, 1849)⇒ Striginiana strigina Westwood, 1849
Janomima dannfelti Aurivillius, 1893
Parajana gabunica Aurivillius, 1892
Phiala atomaria Holland, 1892
Phiala costipuncta Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Phiala cunina Cramer, 1780
Phiala odites Schaus, 1893
Phiala venusta Walker, 1865
Rhodopteriana soricis Rothschild, 1917
Stenoglene giganteus Rothschild, 1917
Stenoglene nivalis Rothschild, 1917
Stenoglene thelda Druce, 1887
Striginiana strigina Westwood, 1849
Tantaliana signifera Walker, 1855
Vianga crowleyi Aurivillius, 1904
Vianga tristis Druce, 1896

Subnodes of Eupterotidae with occurrences in Sierra Leone
SubfamilyEupterotinae
Forbes, 1955
13
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStriphnopteryginae
Wallengren, 1858
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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