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Checklist for Subfamily Uraniinae Blanchard, 1845 (Uranine Moths)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
101
8059
57615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
99
8043
57561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
96
8020
57386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
32
4987
38775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
4502
35706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
5
810
6668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyUraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths
24
166
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyUraniinae
Blanchard, 1845
Uranine Moths
5
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
5 Genera with 71 Species
Alcides Hübner, 182547SpeciesTaxom
Chrysiridia Hübner, 177310SpeciesTaxom
Urania Fabricius, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Urapteritra Viette, 19239SpeciesTaxom
Urapteroides Moore, 18983SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
71 Species
Alcides achteni Hustache, 1934
Alcides affinis Fåhraeus, 1871
Alcides albolineatus Roelofs, 1875
Alcides amitinus Kolbe, 1898
Alcides arcuatus Schultze, 1919
Alcides biangulatus Marshall, 1928
Alcides bifasciatus Hustache, 1922
Alcides bimbiense Hustache, 1935
Alcides brevirostris Boheman, 1836
Alcides castaneipennis Hustache, 1922
Alcides congoanus Faust, 1899
Alcides cydnus Felder, 1859
Alcides denticulatus Kolbe, 1898
Alcides dentipes Schoenherr, 1825
Alcides deremius Kolbe, 1898
Alcides erythropterus Chevrolat, 1881
Alcides fallerianus Hustache, 1936
Alcides fasciculatus Boheman, 1836
Alcides glanvillei Péringuey, 1885
Alcides gossypii Hustache, 1922
Alcides guessfeldi Kolbe, 1883
Alcides guttulatus Pascoe, 1883
Alcides haemopterus Boheman, 1836
Alcides interruptus Boheman, 1836
Alcides kilimanus Aurivillius, 1910
Alcides kuvanguensis Hustache, 1937
Alcides laniger Schoenherr, 1826
Alcides latefasciatus Chevrolat, 1881
Alcides leucogrammus Erichson, 1843
Alcides lixiformis Marshall, 1920
Alcides lixoides Hustache, 1927
Alcides maculiventris Hustache, 1925
Alcides meruanus Aurivillius, 1910
Alcides monardi Hustache, 1935
Alcides olivaceus Gerstaecker, 1855
Alcides orientalis Chevrolat, 1881
Alcides puncticollis Hustache, 1935
Alcides quinquesignatus Aurivillius, 1912
Alcides rhomboidalis Faust, 1894
Alcides rufus Boheman, 1836
Alcides sedi Marshall, 1938
Alcides senex Boheman, 1836
Alcides simplex Fåhraeus, 1871
Alcides sparsus Boheman, 1844
Alcides subvillosus Fåhraeus, 1871
Alcides tchadensis Hustache, 1922
Alcides trilobus Schoenherr, 1825
Chrysiridia croesus Gerstaecker, 1871African Sunset Moth
Chrysiridia dasycephalus (Swainson, 1833)⇒ Chrysiridia rhipheus Drury, 1773
Chrysiridia druryi Boisduval, 1874
Chrysiridia laetevirens Oberthür, 1898
Chrysiridia madagascarensis
Chrysiridia madagascariensis Drury, 1773Madagascan sunset moth
Chrysiridia melania Oberthür, 1898
Chrysiridia prometheus Drapiez, 1819
Chrysiridia rhipheus Drury, 1773Madagascan sunset moth
Chrysiridia riphearia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chrysiridia madagascariensis Drury, 1773
Urania fulgens Walker, 1854Urania Swallowtail Moth
Urania ripheus Swainson, 1833
Urapteritra antsianakaria Oberthür, 1923
Urapteritra falcifera Weymer, 1892
Urapteritra fasciata Mabille, 1879
Urapteritra lobularia Mabille, 1880
Urapteritra mabillei Viette, 1972
Urapteritra malgassaria Mabille, 1878
Urapteritra montana Viette, 1972
Urapteritra piperita Oberthür, 1923
Urapteritra suavis Oberthür, 1923
Urapteroides astheniata Guenée, 1857
Urapteroides falcifera
Urapteroides recurvata Warren, 1898


Links, sources and further information
Uraniinae at itis.gov