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Checklist for Family Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 (Swallowtail Moths)
and region Sha Tin District (New Territories East, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
141
899
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
141
899
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
130
863
1059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
84
737
920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
45
594
752
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
45
594
752
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
45
594
752
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
420
547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
403
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
3
96
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyUraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sha Tin District
7 Genera with 8 Species
Acropteris Geyer, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Dirades Holloway, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Epiplema Herrich-Schä..., 19312SpeciesTaxom
Gathynia Walker, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Lyssa Huebner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Micronia Guenée, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Phazaca Walker, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sha Tin District
8 Species
Acropteris ciniferaria Walker, 1866
Dirades kosemponicola (Strand, 1916)⇒ Phazaca alikangensis Strand, 1916
Dirades prunaria (Moore, 1887)⇒ Monobolodes prunaria Moore, 1887
Epiplema fulvihamata Hampson, 1912
Epiplema oyamana (Matsumura, 1931)⇒ Oroplema oyamana Walker, 1866
Gathynia fumicosta (Warren, 1896)⇒ Warreniplema fumicosta Warren, 1896
Lyssa zampa Butler, 1869Tropical swallowtail moth
Micronia aculeata Guenée, 1857

Subnodes of Uraniidae with occurrences in Sha Tin District
SubfamilyEpipleminae
Hampson, 1892
Scoopwing Moths
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicroniinae
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUraniinae
Blanchard, 1845
Uranine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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