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Checklist of Family Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 (Swallowtail Moths)
for Gauteng (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
331
2962
5500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
330
2961
5499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
313
2903
5412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
206
2450
4777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1071
2273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
60
1069
2271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
59
1065
2254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
612
1245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
552
1122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
3
111
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyUraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gauteng
3 Genera with 6 Species
Alcides Hübner, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Epiplema Herrich-Schä..., 19322SpeciesTaxom
Phazaca Walker, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gauteng
6 Species
Alcides interruptus Boheman, 1836
Alcides sedi Marshall, 1938
Alcides sparsus Boheman, 1844
Epiplema pulveralis Janse, 1932
Epiplema reducta Janse, 1932
Phazaca theclata Guenée, 1858

Subnodes of Uraniidae with occurrences in Gauteng
SubfamilyEpipleminae
Hampson, 1892
Scoopwing Moths
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyUraniinae
Blanchard, 1845
Uranine Moths
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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