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Checklist for Family Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 (Giant Lappet Moths)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1719
4069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1717
4067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
1715
4064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1028
2345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
897
2062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
43
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
7
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
7 Genera with 21 Species
Apona Walker, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Drepanojana Aurivillius, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Eupterote Hübner, 187915SpeciesTaxom
Ganisa Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Hoplojana Aurivillius, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Pandala Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Stenoglene Felder, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
21 Species
Apona shevaroyensis Moore, 1884
Drepanojana citheronia Bryk, 1944
Eupterote cinnamomea Moore, 1884
Eupterote citheronia Bryk, 1944
Eupterote diffusa Walker, 1865
Eupterote fabia Cramer, 1780
Eupterote geminata Walker, 1855
Eupterote hibisci Fabricius, 1775
Eupterote mollifera Walker, 1865
Eupterote murina Moore, 1877
Eupterote nigriceps Hampson, 1893
Eupterote placida Moore, 1883
Eupterote plumipes Walker, 1855
Eupterote subcurvifera Walker, 1865
Eupterote undata Blanch., 1844
Eupterote undulata Blanchard, 1844
Eupterote vialis Moore, 1879
Ganisa postica Walker, 1855
Hoplojana politzari Basquin, 2013
Pandala dolosa Walker, 1855
Stenoglene tristis (Felder, 1874)⇒ Stenoglene obtusa Walker, 1865

Subnodes of Eupterotidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubfamilyEupterotinae
Forbes, 1955
7
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



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