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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
320
2218
3746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
318
2216
3744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
306
2167
3663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
206
1748
3051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
754
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
754
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
752
1286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
479
826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
434
751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
2
86
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyUraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mauritius
3 Genera with 4 Species
Dirades Holloway, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Epiplema Herrich-Schä..., 19822SpeciesTaxom
Phazaca Walker, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
4 Species
Dirades theclata (Guenée, 1857)⇒ Phazaca theclata Guenée, 1858
Epiplema melanosticta de Joannis, 1915
Epiplema toulgoeti Boudinot, 1982
Phazaca theclata Guenée, 1858

Subnodes of Uraniidae with occurrences in Mauritius
SubfamilyEpipleminae
Hampson, 1892
Scoopwing Moths
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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