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Checklist of Family Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 (Swallowtail Moths)
for Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
698
14124
57109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
694
14107
57082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
663
13942
56498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
402
11105
46472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
78
3406
11546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
77
3404
11543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
76
3398
11524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
2284
8151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
27
2123
7446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
3
385
1120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyUraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths
15
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mexico
15 Genera with 29 Species
Antiplecta Warren, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Calledapteryx Grote, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Callizzia Packard, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Chrysocestis Hubner, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Epiplema Herrich-Schä..., 186911SpeciesTaxom
Erosia Guenée, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Gathynia Walker, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Meleaba Walker, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Nedusia Hübner, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Orudiza Walker, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Psamathia Walker, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Schidax Hübner, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Syngria Guenée, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Trotorhombia Warren, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Urania Fabricius, 18542SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mexico
29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Antiplecta caesia Warren, 1906
Antiplecta cinerascens Warren, 1906
Antiplecta nigripleta Warren, 1906
Antiplecta triangularis Warren, 1906Alabama Waterdog
Calledapteryx dryopterata Grote, 1868Brown Scoopwing
Callizzia amorata Packard, 1876Gray Scoopwing
Chrysocestis fimbriaria Cramer, 1782
Epiplema acutangularia Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Epiplema amorata Packard, 1876
Epiplema birostrata Guenée, 1852
Epiplema coronaria Schaus, 1913
Epiplema demptaria Walker, 1862
Epiplema excoria Warren, 1906
Epiplema incisaria Walker, 1861
Epiplema incolorata Guenée, 1857Zebra-tailed Lizards
Epiplema opigena Druce, 1892
Epiplema repandaria Walker, 1869
Gathynia cassata Warren, 1906
Gathynia ochripennis Warren, 1906
Meleaba antithetes Dyar, 1913
Meleaba urania Dyar, 1913
Nedusia cuticulata Guenée, 1852
Nedusia mutilaria Hübner, 1818
Orudiza placidaria Walker, 1861
Schidax anosectaria Guenée, 1857
Schidax squammularia Hübner, 1816
Syngria druidaria Guenée, 1852
Trotorhombia metachromata Walker, 1861
Urania fulgens Walker, 1854Urania Swallowtail Moth
Urania fulgens fulgens Walker, 1854

Subnodes of Uraniidae with occurrences in Mexico
SubfamilyEpipleminae
Hampson, 1892
Scoopwing Moths
14
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyUraniinae
Blanchard, 1845
Uranine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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