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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3780
15848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
3774
15825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3756
15683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
2174
9239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1968
8389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
4
382
1883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyUraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths
13
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
13 Genera with 42 Species
Acropteris Geyer, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Alcides Hübner, 187120SpeciesTaxom
Dirades Holloway, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Epiplema Herrich-Schä..., 19328SpeciesTaxom
Heteroplema Warren, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hypoplema Janse, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Leucoplema Janse, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Meliaba Walker, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Monoplema Janse, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Phazaca Walker, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirades Janse, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Urapteritra Viette, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Urapteroides Moore, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
42 Species
Acropteris illiturata Warren, 1897
Alcides affinis Fåhraeus, 1871
Alcides albolineatus Roelofs, 1875
Alcides arcuatus Schultze, 1919
Alcides biangulatus Marshall, 1928
Alcides brevirostris Boheman, 1836
Alcides denticulatus Kolbe, 1898
Alcides dentipes Schoenherr, 1825
Alcides erythropterus Chevrolat, 1881
Alcides fasciculatus Boheman, 1836
Alcides glanvillei Péringuey, 1885
Alcides haemopterus Boheman, 1836
Alcides interruptus Boheman, 1836
Alcides laniger Schoenherr, 1826
Alcides leucogrammus Erichson, 1843
Alcides olivaceus Gerstaecker, 1855
Alcides rufus Boheman, 1836
Alcides sedi Marshall, 1938
Alcides simplex Fåhraeus, 1871
Alcides sparsus Boheman, 1844
Alcides subvillosus Fåhraeus, 1871
Dirades theclata (Guenée, 1857)⇒ Phazaca theclata Guenée, 1858
Epiplema anomala Janse, 1932
Epiplema asinina Warren, 1905
Epiplema illineata Warren, 1899
Epiplema illiturata (Warren, 1898)⇒ Epiplema angulata Warren, 1896
Epiplema inconspicua Janse, 1932
Epiplema pulveralis Janse, 1932
Epiplema reducta Janse, 1932
Epiplema tristis Janse, 1932
Heteroplema dependens Warren, 1902
Hypoplema fumella Janse, 1932
Leucoplema ansorgei Warren, 1901
Leucoplema dohertyi Warren, 1904Coffee leaf skeletonizer
Leucoplema dohertyii Warren, 1904
Leucoplema triumbrata Warren, 1902
Meliaba pelopsalis Walker, 1859
Monoplema fumigera Warren, 1905
Phazaca theclata Guenée, 1858
Pseudodirades lactea Warren, 1897
Urapteritra falcifera Weymer, 1892
Urapteroides recurvata Warren, 1898

Subnodes of Uraniidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyEpipleminae
Hampson, 1892
Scoopwing Moths
8
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicroniinae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUraniinae
Blanchard, 1845
Uranine Moths
3
22
Genera
Species

Taxom



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