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Checklist for Family Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 (Giant Lappet Moths)
and region Uganda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
395
5093
15214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
4282
13815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
62
1798
6870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
62
1797
6869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1796
6868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1253
5484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
1157
5269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
106
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
13
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Uganda
13 Genera with 31 Species
Camerunia Aurivillius, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Epijana Holland, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Gonojana Aurivillius, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Gracilanja Bouyer, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Hoplojana Aurivillius, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Jana Herrich-Schä..., 19173SpeciesTaxom
Janomima Aurivillius, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Parajana Aurivillius, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Phiala Wallengren, 19149SpeciesTaxom
Rhodopteriana Bouyer, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Stenoglene Felder, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Striginiana Bouyer, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Vianga Fletcher, 20242SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uganda
31 Species
Camerunia orphne Schaus, 1893
Epijana cosima Plötz, 1880
Gonojana crowleyi Aurivillius, 1904
Gracilanja gracilis Walker, 1855
Hoplojana distincta (Rothschild, 1917)⇒ Rhodopteriana distincta Rothschild, 1917
Hoplojana rhodoptera (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Rhodopteriana rhodoptera Gerstaecker, 1871
Hoplojana roseobrunnea (Rothschild, 1917)⇒ Rhodopteriana roseobrunnea Rothschild, 1917
Jana eurymas Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Jana preciosa Aurivillius, 1893
Jana roseata Rothschild, 1917
Janomima dannfelti Aurivillius, 1893
Janomima mariana White, 1843
Parajana gabunica Aurivillius, 1892
Phiala flavina Gaede, 1927
Phiala hologramma Aurivillius, 1904
Phiala incana Distant, 1897
Phiala nigrolineata Aurivillius, 1903
Phiala nigrovenata (Baker, 1904)⇒ Phiala nigrolineata Aurivillius, 1903
Phiala novemlineata Aurivillius, 1911
Phiala parabiota Kühne, 2007
Phiala pseudatomaria Strand, 1911
Phiala sabalina Rebel, 1914
Rhodopteriana nakitomana Darge, 2013
Rhodopteriana rhodoptera Gerstaecker, 1871
Rhodopteriana roseobrunnea Rothschild, 1917
Stenoglene elgonae Bethune-Baker, 1927
Stenoglene rosea Druce, 1886
Stenoglene roseus Druce, 1886
Striginiana strigina Westwood, 1849
Vianga crowleyi Aurivillius, 1904
Vianga smithi Takano, 2024

Subnodes of Eupterotidae with occurrences in Uganda
SubfamilyEupterotinae
Forbes, 1955
11
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStriphnopteryginae
Wallengren, 1858
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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