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Checklist of Family Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 (Swallowtail Moths)
for Caribbean islands (Caribbean)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
643
11825
35784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
639
11810
35753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
614
11665
35378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
380
9246
28594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
84
3275
9090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
84
3275
9090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3270
9086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2100
6074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
1959
5709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
4
306
917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyUraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths
20
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean islands
20 Genera with 39 Species
Acropteris Geyer, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Antiplecta Warren, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Calledapteryx Grote, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Chrysiridia Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Coeluromima Warren, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Decetiodes Warren, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Epiplema Herrich-Schä..., 18908SpeciesTaxom
Erosia Guenée, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Gymnoplocia Warren, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mania Treitschke, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Manidia Westwood, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Molybdophora Guenée, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Nedusia Hübner, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Philagraula Hulst, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Powondrella Dalla Torre, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Psychostrophia Butler, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Schidax Hübner, 18163SpeciesTaxom
Syngria Guenée, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Trotorhombia Warren, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Urania Fabricius, 17798SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean islands
39 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acropteris teriadata Guenée, 1857
Antiplecta triangularis Warren, 1906Alabama Waterdog
Calledapteryx dryopterata Grote, 1868Brown Scoopwing
Chrysiridia rhipheus Drury, 1773Madagascan sunset moth
Coeluromima reticularia Möschler, 1890
Decetiodes maculata Warren, 1901
Epiplema acutangularia Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Epiplema adjectaria Walker, 1861
Epiplema bongo Boudinot, 1982
Epiplema ecludaria Möschler, 1890
Epiplema incolorata Guenée, 1857Zebra-tailed Lizards
Epiplema ineptaria Möschler, 1890
Epiplema mamillata Felder & Rog..., 1875
Epiplema obvallataria Möschler, 1890
Erosia incongua Butler, 1878
Gymnoplocia mamillata Felder & Rog..., 1875
Mania aegisthus Fabricius, 1793
Manidia excavata Walker, 1854
Molybdophora concinnaria Hübner, 1818
Nedusia cuticulata Guenée, 1852
Nedusia excavata Möschler, 1890
Nedusia fimbriata Herrich-Schä..., 1870
Philagraula slossoniae Hulst, 1896
Powondrella cingillaria Geyer, 1850
Psychostrophia melanargia Butler, 1877
Schidax anosectaria Guenée, 1857
Schidax squamaria Hübner, 1818
Schidax squammularia Hübner, 1816
Syngria druidaria Guenée, 1852
Syngria ramosaria Möschler, 1890
Syngria recticularia Möschler, 1890
Syngria reticularia Möschler, 1890
Trotorhombia metachromata Walker, 1861
Urania boisduvali Guérin-Ménev..., 1829
Urania boisduvalii Guérin, 1829
Urania fulgens Walker, 1854Urania Swallowtail Moth
Urania fulgens poeyi Herrich-Schä..., 1866
Urania leilus Linnaeus, 1758Green-banded Urania
Urania leilus leilus Linnaeus, 1758
Urania poeyi Herrich-Schä..., 1868
Urania sloanus Cramer, 1779

Subnodes of Uraniidae with occurrences in Caribbean islands
SubfamilyEpipleminae
Hampson, 1892
Scoopwing Moths
15
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMicroniinae
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyUraniinae
Blanchard, 1845
Uranine Moths
2
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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