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Checklist for Family Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 (Swallowtail Moths)
and region New Territories (Hong Kong, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
207
1577
2083
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
207
1577
2083
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
194
1508
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
121
1259
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
935
1302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
935
1302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
934
1301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
636
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
597
876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
3
129
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyUraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths
10
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Territories
10 Genera with 15 Species
Acropteris Geyer, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Dirades Holloway, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Dysaethria Turner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Epiplema Herrich-Schä..., 18815SpeciesTaxom
Gathynia Walker, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Lyssa Huebner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Micronia Guenée, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Orudiza Walker, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Phazaca Walker, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Urapteroides Moore, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Territories
15 Species
Acropteris ciniferaria Walker, 1866
Dirades kosemponicola (Strand, 1916)⇒ Phazaca alikangensis Strand, 1916
Dirades prunaria (Moore, 1887)⇒ Monobolodes prunaria Moore, 1887
Dirades theclata (Guenée, 1857)⇒ Phazaca theclata Guenée, 1858
Dysaethria moza Butler, 1878
Epiplema erasaria (Christoph, 1881)⇒ Dysaethria erasaria Christoph, 1881
Epiplema flavistriga (Warren, 1901)⇒ Dysaethria flavistriga Warren, 1901
Epiplema fulvihamata Hampson, 1912
Epiplema oyamana (Matsumura, 1931)⇒ Oroplema oyamana Walker, 1866
Epiplema plagifera (Butler, 1881)⇒ Oroplema plagifera Butler, 1881
Gathynia fumicosta (Warren, 1896)⇒ Warreniplema fumicosta Warren, 1896
Lyssa zampa Butler, 1869Tropical swallowtail moth
Micronia aculeata Guenée, 1857
Orudiza protheclaria Walker, 1861
Urapteroides astheniata Guenée, 1857

Subnodes of Uraniidae with occurrences in New Territories
SubfamilyEpipleminae
Hampson, 1892
Scoopwing Moths
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicroniinae
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUraniinae
Blanchard, 1845
Uranine Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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