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Checklist for Family Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 (Swallowtail Moths)
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
283
3810
7730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1295
2674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
66
1293
2670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
64
1286
2631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
853
1815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
789
1713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
2
162
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyUraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Cape
6 Genera with 12 Species
Alcides Hübner, 18715SpeciesTaxom
Epiplema Herrich-Schä..., 19323SpeciesTaxom
Meliaba Walker, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Monoplema Janse, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Phazaca Walker, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Urapteroides Moore, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
12 Species
Alcides haemopterus Boheman, 1836
Alcides laniger Schoenherr, 1826
Alcides olivaceus Gerstaecker, 1855
Alcides rufus Boheman, 1836
Alcides subvillosus Fåhraeus, 1871
Epiplema anomala Janse, 1932
Epiplema inconspicua Janse, 1932
Epiplema reducta Janse, 1932
Meliaba pelopsalis Walker, 1859
Monoplema fumigera Warren, 1905
Phazaca theclata Guenée, 1858
Urapteroides recurvata Warren, 1898

Subnodes of Uraniidae with occurrences in Eastern Cape
SubfamilyEpipleminae
Hampson, 1892
Scoopwing Moths
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUraniinae
Blanchard, 1845
Uranine Moths
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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