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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
1407
3745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
1407
3745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
1406
3743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
977
2918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
941
2847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
101
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
14
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
14 Genera with 36 Species
Camerunia Aurivillius, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Catajana Strand, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Dracopoloma Takano & Morgan, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Epijana Holland, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Hibrildes Druce, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Hoplojana Aurivillius, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Jana Herrich-Schä..., 18972SpeciesTaxom
Janomima Aurivillius, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Phiala Wallengren, 186510SpeciesTaxom
Rhodopteriana Bouyer, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Stenoglene Felder, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Tissanga Distant, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Trichophiala Aurivillius, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Vianga Fletcher, 20241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
36 Species
Camerunia flava Aurivillius, 1904
Camerunia lactiflora (Aurivillius, 1904)⇒ Camerunia flava Aurivillius, 1904
Catajana bimaculata Dewitz, 1879
Dracopoloma castanea Aurivillius, 1901
Epijana cosima Plötz, 1880
Hibrildes albopunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1915)⇒ Hibrildes venosa Kirby, 1896
Hibrildes crawshayi (Butler, 1896)⇒ Hibrildes venosa Kirby, 1896
Hibrildes neavi Hampson, 1910
Hibrildes norax Druce, 1887
Hibrildes sheffieldi (Poulton, 1929)⇒ Hibrildes norax Druce, 1887
Hibrildes venosa Kirby, 1896
Hoplojana anaemica (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Rhodopteriana anaemica Hampson, 1910
Hoplojana rhodoptera (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Rhodopteriana rhodoptera Gerstaecker, 1871
Jana eurymas Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Jana tripunctata Aurivillius, 1897
Janomima dannfelti Aurivillius, 1893
Janomima karschi (Weyman., 1903)⇒ Janomima dannfelti Aurivillius, 1893
Janomima mariana White, 1843
Phiala alba Aurivillius, 1893
Phiala albidorsata Gaede, 1927
Phiala aurivillii Bethune-Baker, 1915
Phiala costipuncta Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Phiala hologramma Aurivillius, 1904
Phiala marshalli Aurivillius, 1904
Phiala nigrolineata Aurivillius, 1903
Phiala pretoriana Wichgraf, 1908
Phiala similis (Aurivillius, 1911)⇒ Stenoglene roseus Druce, 1886
Phiala venusta Walker, 1865
Rhodopteriana anaemica Hampson, 1910
Rhodopteriana rhodoptera Gerstaecker, 1871
Stenoglene livingstonensis Strand, 1909
Stenoglene rosea Druce, 1886
Stenoglene roseus Druce, 1886
Tissanga zambiana Darge & Minetti, 2012
Trichophiala devylderi Aurivillius, 1879
Vianga smithi Takano, 2024

Subnodes of Eupterotidae with occurrences in Zambia
SubfamilyEupterotinae
Forbes, 1955
10
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStriphnopteryginae
Wallengren, 1858
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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