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Checklist for Family Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 (Giant Lappet Moths)
and region Taiwan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12552
43810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12549
43801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
622
12414
43343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
402
9699
34661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
82
3196
9755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
81
3194
9743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
78
3185
9714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2112
6930
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1904
6240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
90
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
5
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
5 Genera with 13 Species
Apha Walker, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Apona Walker, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Euchera Hübner, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Ganisa Walker, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Palirisa Moore, 18658SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
13 Species and 2 Subspecies
Apha arisana Matsumura, 1927
Apha horishana Matsumura, 1927
Apona fuliginosa Kishida, 1993
Euchera substigmaria (Hübner, 1831)⇒ Cyclidia substigmaria Hübner, 1831
Ganisa formosicola Matsumura, 1931
Ganisa postica Walker, 1855
Ganisa postica formosicola Matsumura, 1931
Palirisa angustifasciata (Moore, 1865)⇒ Palirisa cervina Moore, 1865
Palirisa burmanica (Moore, 1865)⇒ Palirisa cervina Moore, 1865
Palirisa cervina Moore, 1865
Palirisa cervina formosana Matsumura, 1931
Palirisa chocolatina (Moore, 1865)⇒ Palirisa cervina Moore, 1865
Palirisa curvilineata (Moore, 1865)⇒ Palirisa cervina Moore, 1865
Palirisa roseitincta (Moore, 1865)⇒ Palirisa cervina Moore, 1865
Palirisa significata (Moore, 1865)⇒ Palirisa cervina Moore, 1865

Subnodes of Eupterotidae with occurrences in Taiwan
SubfamilyEupterotinae
Forbes, 1955
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStriphnopteryginae
Wallengren, 1858
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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