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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
80
3730
13310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
80
3727
13306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
3725
13304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
28
2482
9917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
2292
9415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
194
786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
23
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
23 Genera with 79 Species
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Acrojana Aurivillius, 19177SpeciesTaxom
Camerunia Aurivillius, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Catajana Strand, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Drepanojana Aurivillius, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Epijana Holland, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Euchera Hübner, 18865SpeciesTaxom
Gonojana Aurivillius, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Gracilanja Bouyer, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Hemijana Aurivillius, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Hibrildes Druce, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Hoplojana Aurivillius, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Jana Herrich-Schä..., 18547SpeciesTaxom
Janomima Aurivillius, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Parajana Aurivillius, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Phasicnecus Felder, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Phiala Wallengren, 18658SpeciesTaxom
Rhodopteriana Bouyer, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Stenoglene Felder, 188715SpeciesTaxom
Striginiana Bouyer, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Striphnopteryx Wallengren, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Tantaliana Bouyer, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Urojana Gaede, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Vianga Fletcher, 18963SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
79 Species
Acrojana ochracea (Strand, 1909)⇒ Acrojana sciron Druce, 1888
Acrojana rosacea Butler, 1874
Acrojana salmonea Rothschild, 1932
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
Catajana bimaculata Dewitz, 1879
Drepanojana apicalis Aurivillius, 1915
Drepanojana fasciata Aurivillius, 1893
Drepanojana maeonia Druce, 1896
Epijana cosima Plötz, 1880
Epijana velutonia Druce, 1896
Euchera albida Plötz, 1880
Euchera cunina Hübner, 1825
Euchera fervidaria Fabricius, 1787
Euchera nivea Butler, 1878
Euchera sylvia Druce, 1886
Gonojana crowleyi Aurivillius, 1904
Gonojana magnifica Rothschild, 1917
Gonojana tristis Druce, 1896
Gracilanja gracilis Walker, 1855
Gracilanja polymorpha Aurivillius, 1893
Hemijana variegata Rothschild, 1917
Hibrildes norax Druce, 1887
Hibrildes spiritalis Karsch, 1895
Hoplojana indecisa Aurivillius, 1901
Hoplojana purpurata Wichgraf, 1920
Hoplojana soricis (Rothschild, 1917)⇒ Rhodopteriana soricis Rothschild, 1917
Hoplojana zernyi Gschwandner., 1923
Jana aurivilliusi Rothschild, 1917
Jana eurymas Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Jana gracilis (Walker, 1855)⇒ Gracilanja gracilis Walker, 1855
Jana obscura (Aurivillius, 1893)⇒ Rhodopteriana obscura Aurivillius, 1893
Jana roseata Rothschild, 1917
Jana strigina (Westwood, 1849)⇒ Striginiana strigina Westwood, 1849
Jana tantalus (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Tantaliana tantalus Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Janomima aurivilliusi Rothschild, 1917
Janomima dannfelti Aurivillius, 1893
Janomima mariana White, 1843
Janomima mesundulata (Strand, 1911)⇒ Janomima dannfelti Aurivillius, 1893
Parajana gabunica Aurivillius, 1892
Parajana lamani Aurivillius, 1906
Phasicnecus grandiplaga (Aurivillius, 1911)⇒ Stenoglene plagiatus Aurivillius, 1911
Phasicnecus plagiatus (Aurivillius, 1911)⇒ Stenoglene plagiatus Aurivillius, 1911
Phiala atomaria Holland, 1892
Phiala costipuncta Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Phiala cunina Cramer, 1780
Phiala hologramma Aurivillius, 1904
Phiala nigrolineata Aurivillius, 1903
Phiala occidentalis Bouyer, 2012
Phiala odites Schaus, 1893
Phiala venusta Walker, 1865
Rhodopteriana obscura Aurivillius, 1893
Rhodopteriana soricis Rothschild, 1917
Stenoglene bipartita Rothschild, 1917
Stenoglene bipunctatus Aurivillius, 1909
Stenoglene citrina Druce, 1886
Stenoglene citrinus Druce, 1886
Stenoglene dallastai Bouyer, 2012
Stenoglene giganteus Rothschild, 1917
Stenoglene hilaris Felder, 1874
Stenoglene leonardi Bouyer, 2012
Stenoglene nivalis Rothschild, 1917
Stenoglene obtusus Walker, 1864
Stenoglene plagiatus Aurivillius, 1911
Stenoglene preussi Aurivillius, 1893
Stenoglene rosea Druce, 1886
Stenoglene roseus Druce, 1886
Stenoglene thelda Druce, 1887
Striginiana strigina Westwood, 1849
Tantaliana signifera Walker, 1855
Tantaliana tantalus Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Urojana eborea Gaede, 1915
Vianga crowleyi Aurivillius, 1904
Vianga magnifica Rothschild, 1917
Vianga tristis Druce, 1896

Subnodes of Eupterotidae with occurrences in West Africa
SubfamilyEupterotinae
Forbes, 1955
19
62
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStriphnopteryginae
Wallengren, 1858
4
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



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