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Checklist for Family Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 (Swallowtail Moths)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10495
38766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
380
8377
33824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2593
10024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
2592
10023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2589
10020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1622
6845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
1431
6195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
3
246
1256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyUraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths
11
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
11 Genera with 57 Species
Acropteris Geyer, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Alcides Hübner, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Chrysiridia Hübner, 17737SpeciesTaxom
Dirades Holloway, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Epiplema Herrich-Schä..., 198220SpeciesTaxom
Leucoplema Janse, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Madepiplema Boudinot, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Micronia Guenée, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Phazaca Walker, 18587SpeciesTaxom
Urania Fabricius, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Urapteritra Viette, 19238SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
57 Species
Acropteris illiturata Warren, 1897
Acropteris insticta Warren, 1897
Acropteris vacuata Warren, 1897
Alcides lixoides Hustache, 1927
Chrysiridia dasycephalus (Swainson, 1833)⇒ Chrysiridia rhipheus Drury, 1773
Chrysiridia druryi Boisduval, 1874
Chrysiridia laetevirens Oberthür, 1898
Chrysiridia madagascariensis Drury, 1773Madagascan sunset moth
Chrysiridia melania Oberthür, 1898
Chrysiridia rhipheus Drury, 1773Madagascan sunset moth
Chrysiridia riphearia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chrysiridia madagascariensis Drury, 1773
Dirades bonoraae Boudinot, 1982
Dirades comoroana Boudinot, 1982
Dirades dadanti Viette, 1975
Dirades etiennei Boudinot, 1982
Dirades incerta Boudinot, 1982
Dirades theclata (Guenée, 1857)⇒ Phazaca theclata Guenée, 1858
Epiplema albida Hampson, app..., 1895
Epiplema andringitra Boudinot, 1982
Epiplema ankafina Boudinot, 1982
Epiplema bongo Boudinot, 1982
Epiplema carayoni Boudinot, 1982
Epiplema dadanti Viette, 1975
Epiplema deprivata Pagenstecher, 1907
Epiplema fletcheri Boudinot, 1982
Epiplema griveaudi Boudinot, 1982
Epiplema herbuloti Boudinot, 1982
Epiplema illineata Warren, 1899
Epiplema lemairei Boudinot, 1982
Epiplema malagasy Boudinot, 1982
Epiplema melanosticta de Joannis, 1915
Epiplema pauliani Boudinot, 1982
Epiplema perineti Boudinot, 1982
Epiplema peyrierasi Boudinot, 1982
Epiplema sogai Boudinot, 1982
Epiplema toulgoeti Boudinot, 1982
Epiplema viettei Boudinot, 1982
Leucoplema dohertyi Warren, 1904Coffee leaf skeletonizer
Madepiplema andrefana Boudinot, 1982
Madepiplema zombitsy Boudinot, 1982
Micronia semifasciata Mabille, 1880
Phazaca bonoraae Boudinot, 1982
Phazaca comoroana Boudinot, 1982
Phazaca dadanti Viette, 1976
Phazaca etiennei Boudinot, 1982
Phazaca incerta Boudinot, 1982
Phazaca sigillata Mabille, 1898
Phazaca theclata Guenée, 1858
Urania ripheus Swainson, 1833
Urapteritra antsianakaria Oberthür, 1923
Urapteritra fasciata Mabille, 1879
Urapteritra lobularia Mabille, 1880
Urapteritra mabillei Viette, 1972
Urapteritra malgassaria Mabille, 1878
Urapteritra montana Viette, 1972
Urapteritra piperita Oberthür, 1923
Urapteritra suavis Oberthür, 1923

Subnodes of Uraniidae with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
SubfamilyEpipleminae
Hampson, 1892
Scoopwing Moths
5
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicroniinae
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUraniinae
Blanchard, 1845
Uranine Moths
4
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



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