Checklist for Subfamily Uraniinae Blanchard, 1845 (Uranine Moths)
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 223
6838
56840 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 223
6838
56840 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 209
6733
56403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 185
6591
56071 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 83
4302
27836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 82
4295
27811 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 79
4286
27718 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
2443
17860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
2132
16193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 4
396
4247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 20
95 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Uraniinae
Blanchard, 1845
Uranine Moths | 3
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Afrotropical
3 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for Afrotropical
15 Species | Chrysiridia croesus Gerstaecker, 1871 | African Sunset Moth | | Chrysiridia madagascarensis | | | Chrysiridia prometheus Drapiez, 1819 | | | Chrysiridia rhipheus Drury, 1773 | Madagascan sunset moth | | Urapteritra antsianakaria Oberthür, 1923 | | | Urapteritra falcifera Weymer, 1892 | | | 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
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