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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
253
3215
5922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
1133
2040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1131
2037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
1128
2021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
655
1235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
597
1135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
2
111
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyUraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths
3
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Natal
3 Genera with 14 Species
Alcides Hübner, 18448SpeciesTaxom
Epiplema Herrich-Schä..., 19325SpeciesTaxom
Monoplema Janse, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
14 Species
Alcides albolineatus Roelofs, 1875
Alcides biangulatus Marshall, 1928
Alcides brevirostris Boheman, 1836
Alcides haemopterus Boheman, 1836
Alcides olivaceus Gerstaecker, 1855
Alcides rufus Boheman, 1836
Alcides simplex Fåhraeus, 1871
Alcides sparsus Boheman, 1844
Epiplema asinina Warren, 1905
Epiplema illineata Warren, 1899
Epiplema illiturata (Warren, 1898)⇒ Epiplema angulata Warren, 1896
Epiplema reducta Janse, 1932
Epiplema tristis Janse, 1932
Monoplema fumigera Warren, 1905

Subnodes of Uraniidae with occurrences in Natal
SubfamilyEpipleminae
Hampson, 1892
Scoopwing Moths
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUraniinae
Blanchard, 1845
Uranine Moths
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom



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