Checklist for Subfamily Uraniinae Blanchard, 1845 (Uranine Moths)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 625
10660
39198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 622
10652
39182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 597
10495
38766 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 380
8377
33824 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 76
2593
10024 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
2592
10023 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 73
2589
10020 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1622
6845 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
1431
6195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
246
1256 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 11
57 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Uraniinae
Blanchard, 1845
Uranine Moths | 4
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Indian Ocean islands
4 Genera with 17 Species
Species list for Indian Ocean islands
17 Species | Alcides lixoides Hustache, 1927 | | | Chrysiridia dasycephalus (Swainson, 1833) | ⇒ Chrysiridia rhipheus Drury, 1773 | | Chrysiridia druryi Boisduval, 1874 | | | Chrysiridia laetevirens Oberthür, 1898 | | | Chrysiridia madagascariensis Drury, 1773 | Madagascan sunset moth | | Chrysiridia melania Oberthür, 1898 | | | Chrysiridia rhipheus Drury, 1773 | Madagascan sunset moth | | Chrysiridia riphearia (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Chrysiridia madagascariensis Drury, 1773 | | Urania ripheus Swainson, 1833 | | | Urapteritra antsianakaria Oberthür, 1923 | | | 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 | |
Links, sources and further information Uraniinae at itis.gov
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