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Checklist for Family Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 (Swallowtail Moths)
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
365
2609
4525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
364
2608
4523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
2557
4450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
219
1949
3371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
750
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
750
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
750
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
488
910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
467
884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
3
83
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyUraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Jamaica
4 Genera with 5 Species
Erosia Guenée, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Mania Treitschke, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Nedusia Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Urania Fabricius, 17792SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica
5 Species
Erosia incongua Butler, 1878
Mania aegisthus Fabricius, 1793
Nedusia cuticulata Guenée, 1852
Urania poeyi Herrich-Schä..., 1868
Urania sloanus Cramer, 1779

Subnodes of Uraniidae with occurrences in Jamaica
SubfamilyEpipleminae
Hampson, 1892
Scoopwing Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUraniinae
Blanchard, 1845
Uranine Moths
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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