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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
814
32230
411245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
809
32201
411191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
31720
407430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
508
27640
383593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
96
7683
48835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
95
7674
48802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
91
7655
48666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
31
4619
31138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
4152
27764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
5
917
8109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyUraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths
69
324
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyUraniinae
Blanchard, 1845
Uranine Moths
7
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecozones
7 Genera with 27 Species
Alcides Hübner, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Chrysiridia Hübner, 17734SpeciesTaxom
Cyphura Warren, 01SpeciesTaxom
Lyssa Huebner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Urania Fabricius, 17796SpeciesTaxom
Urapteritra Viette, 19238SpeciesTaxom
Urapteroides Moore, 18983SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecozones
27 Species
Alcides agathyrsus Kirsch, 1877
Alcides aruus Felder, 1874
Alcides aurora
Alcides liris Felder, 1860
Chrysiridia croesus Gerstaecker, 1871African Sunset Moth
Chrysiridia madagascarensis
Chrysiridia prometheus Drapiez, 1819
Chrysiridia rhipheus Drury, 1773Madagascan sunset moth
Cyphura tramentaria
Lyssa zampa Butler, 1869Tropical swallowtail moth
Urania boisduvalli
Urania braziliensis
Urania fulgens Walker, 1854Urania Swallowtail Moth
Urania leilus Linnaeus, 1758Green-banded Urania
Urania poeyi Herrich-Schä..., 1868
Urania sloanus Cramer, 1779
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