Checklist of Family Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 (Swallowtail Moths)
for Namibia (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 434
4744
11078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 432
4729
11035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 411
4620
10820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 261
3767
9372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 62
1218
2857 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 62
1217
2856 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1214
2851 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
675
1624 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
618
1486 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
110
224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 6
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Namibia
6 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Namibia
12 Species | Acropteris illiturata Warren, 1897 | | | Alcides albolineatus Roelofs, 1875 | | | Alcides dentipes Schoenherr, 1825 | | | Alcides haemopterus Boheman, 1836 | | | Alcides interruptus Boheman, 1836 | | | Alcides laniger Schoenherr, 1826 | | | Alcides simplex Fåhraeus, 1871 | | | Dirades theclata (Guenée, 1857) | ⇒ Phazaca theclata Guenée, 1858 | | Epiplema anomala Janse, 1932 | | | Epiplema inconspicua Janse, 1932 | | | Phazaca theclata Guenée, 1858 | | | Pseudodirades lactea Warren, 1897 | |
Subnodes of Uraniidae with occurrences in Namibia
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