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Checklist for Family Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 (Giant Lappet Moths)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
71
1255
2808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
70
1251
2798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
1237
2748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
751
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
686
1616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
52
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
6 Genera with 12 Species
Phiala Wallengren, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Phyllalia Walker, 19117SpeciesTaxom
Poloma Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdosia Hubner, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Stenoglene Felder, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Striphnopteryx Wallengren, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
12 Species
Phiala costipuncta Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Phyllalia acuta Strand, 1911
Phyllalia alboradiata Aurivillius, 1911
Phyllalia patens Boisduval, 1847
Phyllalia thunbergi Boisduval, 1847
Phyllalia thunbergii Boisduval, 1847
Phyllalia valida Felder, 1874
Phyllalia ziczac Strand, 1911
Poloma angulata Walker, 1855
Rhabdosia vaninia Stoll, 1781
Stenoglene perissinottoi Bouyer, 2012
Striphnopteryx edulis Boisduval, 1847

Subnodes of Eupterotidae with occurrences in Western Cape
SubfamilyEupterotinae
Forbes, 1955
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStriphnopteryginae
Wallengren, 1858
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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