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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1983
5266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1981
5263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
1975
5248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1244
3625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1163
3452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
2
203
632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyUraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths
6
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
6 Genera with 22 Species
Acropteris Geyer, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Alcides Hübner, 187114SpeciesTaxom
Chrysiridia Hübner, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Epiplema Herrich-Schä..., 19323SpeciesTaxom
Leucoplema Janse, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Meliaba Walker, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
22 Species
Acropteris illiturata Warren, 1897
Alcides achteni Hustache, 1934
Alcides albolineatus Roelofs, 1875
Alcides erythropterus Chevrolat, 1881
Alcides guttulatus Pascoe, 1883
Alcides haemopterus Boheman, 1836
Alcides interruptus Boheman, 1836
Alcides laniger Schoenherr, 1826
Alcides latefasciatus Chevrolat, 1881
Alcides leucogrammus Erichson, 1843
Alcides lixiformis Marshall, 1920
Alcides olivaceus Gerstaecker, 1855
Alcides simplex Fåhraeus, 1871
Alcides sparsus Boheman, 1844
Alcides subvillosus Fåhraeus, 1871
Chrysiridia croesus Gerstaecker, 1871African Sunset Moth
Epiplema anomala Janse, 1932
Epiplema inconspicua Janse, 1932
Epiplema reducta Janse, 1932
Leucoplema dohertyi Warren, 1904Coffee leaf skeletonizer
Leucoplema triumbrata Warren, 1902
Meliaba pelopsalis Walker, 1859

Subnodes of Uraniidae with occurrences in Zimbabwe
SubfamilyEpipleminae
Hampson, 1892
Scoopwing Moths
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicroniinae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUraniinae
Blanchard, 1845
Uranine Moths
2
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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