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Checklist for Family Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 (Swallowtail Moths)
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1766
7363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1765
7362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1763
7360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1234
5925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1144
5756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
3
194
973
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyUraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
5 Genera with 8 Species
Acropteris Geyer, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Alcides Hübner, 18365SpeciesTaxom
Aploschema Warren, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Dissoprumna Warren, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Epiplema Herrich-Schä..., 1855
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
8 Species
Acropteris costinigrata Warren, 1897
Alcides guessfeldi Kolbe, 1883
Alcides haemopterus Boheman, 1836
Alcides olivaceus Gerstaecker, 1855
Alcides rhomboidalis Faust, 1894
Alcides senex Boheman, 1836
Aploschema albaria Plötz, 1880
Dissoprumna erycinaria Guenée, 1857

Subnodes of Uraniidae with occurrences in Cameroon
SubfamilyEpipleminae
Hampson, 1892
Scoopwing Moths
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicroniinae
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUraniinae
Blanchard, 1845
Uranine Moths
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Uraniidae at gbif.org
Uraniidae at irmng.org
Uraniidae at itis.gov