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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1983
5266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1981
5263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
1975
5248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1244
3625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1163
3452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
104
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
16
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
16 Genera with 42 Species
Acrojana Aurivillius, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Catajana Strand, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Hemijana Aurivillius, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Hibrildes Druce, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Jana Herrich-Schä..., 18542SpeciesTaxom
Janomima Aurivillius, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Lichenopteryx Felder, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Marmaroplegma Wallengren, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Phiala Wallengren, 186513SpeciesTaxom
Rhodopteriana Bouyer, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Stenoglene Felder, 18865SpeciesTaxom
Striphnopteryx Wallengren, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Tantaliana Bouyer, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Tissanga Distant, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Trichophiala Aurivillius, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Vianga Fletcher, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
42 Species
Acrojana sciron Druce, 1888
Acrojana scutaea Strand, 1909
Catajana bimaculata Dewitz, 1879
Hemijana subrosea Aurivillius, 1893
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 venosa Kirby, 1896
Jana eurymas Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Jana tantalus (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Tantaliana tantalus Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Janomima dannfelti Aurivillius, 1893
Janomima mariana White, 1843
Lichenopteryx despecta Felder, 1874
Marmaroplegma conspersa Aurivillius, 1921
Marmaroplegma paragarda Wallengren, 1860Speared Monkey
Marmaroplegma unicolor Janse, 1915
Phiala alba Aurivillius, 1893
Phiala albidorsata Gaede, 1927
Phiala aurivillii Bethune-Baker, 1915
Phiala bistrigata Aurivillius, 1901
Phiala costipuncta Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Phiala hologramma Aurivillius, 1904
Phiala incana Distant, 1897
Phiala marshalli Aurivillius, 1904
Phiala pretoriana Wichgraf, 1908
Phiala pseudatomaria Strand, 1911
Phiala simplex Aurivillius, 1904
Phiala unistriga Gaede, 1927
Phiala venusta Walker, 1865
Rhodopteriana anaemica Hampson, 1910
Rhodopteriana rhodoptera Gerstaecker, 1871
Stenoglene obtusa Walker, 1865
Stenoglene obtusus Walker, 1864
Stenoglene pira Druce, 1896
Stenoglene rosea Druce, 1886
Stenoglene roseus Druce, 1886
Striphnopteryx edulis Boisduval, 1847
Tantaliana tantalus Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Tissanga pretoriae Distant, 1892
Trichophiala devylderi Aurivillius, 1879
Vianga tristis Druce, 1896

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

Taxom

SubfamilyStriphnopteryginae
Wallengren, 1858
6
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



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