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Checklist for Family Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 (Swallowtail Moths)
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
7208
15765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7204
15757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
537
7075
15500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
343
5723
13134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2032
4918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
2030
4914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2022
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1257
3230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
1168
3017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
4
226
640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyUraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths
10
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
10 Genera with 28 Species
Acropteris Geyer, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Alcides Hübner, 187113SpeciesTaxom
Dirades Holloway, 1998
0SpeciesTaxom
Epiplema Herrich-Schä..., 19327SpeciesTaxom
Leucoplema Janse, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Meliaba Walker, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Monoplema Janse, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirades Janse, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Urapteritra Viette, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Urapteroides Moore, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
28 Species
Acropteris illiturata Warren, 1897
Alcides albolineatus Roelofs, 1875
Alcides arcuatus Schultze, 1919
Alcides biangulatus Marshall, 1928
Alcides brevirostris Boheman, 1836
Alcides erythropterus Chevrolat, 1881
Alcides glanvillei Péringuey, 1885
Alcides haemopterus Boheman, 1836
Alcides laniger Schoenherr, 1826
Alcides olivaceus Gerstaecker, 1855
Alcides rufus Boheman, 1836
Alcides simplex Fåhraeus, 1871
Alcides sparsus Boheman, 1844
Alcides subvillosus Fåhraeus, 1871
Epiplema anomala Janse, 1932
Epiplema asinina Warren, 1905
Epiplema illineata Warren, 1899
Epiplema illiturata (Warren, 1898)⇒ Epiplema angulata Warren, 1896
Epiplema inconspicua Janse, 1932
Epiplema reducta Janse, 1932
Epiplema tristis Janse, 1932
Leucoplema dohertyii Warren, 1904
Leucoplema triumbrata Warren, 1902
Meliaba pelopsalis Walker, 1859
Monoplema fumigera Warren, 1905
Pseudodirades lactea Warren, 1897
Urapteritra falcifera Weymer, 1892
Urapteroides recurvata Warren, 1898

Subnodes of Uraniidae with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
SubfamilyEpipleminae
Hampson, 1892
Scoopwing Moths
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicroniinae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUraniinae
Blanchard, 1845
Uranine Moths
3
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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