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Checklist for Family Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 (Swallowtail Moths)
and region Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
4719
10309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
415
4717
10307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
4621
10120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
3828
8886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
59
1534
3273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
59
1533
3272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
1530
3267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
961
2219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
901
2108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
2
138
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyUraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths
5
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mozambique
5 Genera with 16 Species
Acropteris Geyer, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Alcides Hübner, 187112SpeciesTaxom
Chrysiridia Hübner, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Epiplema Herrich-Schä..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Meliaba Walker, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
16 Species
Acropteris illiturata Warren, 1897
Alcides albolineatus Roelofs, 1875
Alcides amitinus Kolbe, 1898
Alcides brevirostris Boheman, 1836
Alcides congoanus Faust, 1899
Alcides cydnus Felder, 1859
Alcides dentipes Schoenherr, 1825
Alcides erythropterus Chevrolat, 1881
Alcides guttulatus Pascoe, 1883
Alcides haemopterus Boheman, 1836
Alcides interruptus Boheman, 1836
Alcides leucogrammus Erichson, 1843
Alcides subvillosus Fåhraeus, 1871
Chrysiridia croesus Gerstaecker, 1871African Sunset Moth
Epiplema anomala Janse, 1932
Meliaba pelopsalis Walker, 1859

Subnodes of Uraniidae with occurrences in Mozambique
SubfamilyEpipleminae
Hampson, 1892
Scoopwing Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicroniinae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUraniinae
Blanchard, 1845
Uranine Moths
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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