Checklist for Subfamily Uraniinae Blanchard, 1845 (Uranine Moths)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 591
9292
32656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 588
9284
32647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 562
9130
32273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 355
7129
27028 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 72
2157
6319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 70
2154
6314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 69
2152
6306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
1436
4642 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
1294
4335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
333
1082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 16
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Uraniinae
Blanchard, 1845
Uranine Moths | 5
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Melanesia
5 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Melanesia
12 Species | Alcides elegans Guérin-Ménev..., 1838 | | | Alcides exornatus Chevrolat, 1880 | | | Alcides metaurus Hopffer, 1856 | North Queensland day moth | | Alcides orontes Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Lyssa macleayi Montrouzier, 1857 | | | Lyssa menoetius Hopffer, 1856 | | | Lyssa toxopeusi Regteren Altena, 1953 | | | Lyssa zampa Butler, 1869 | Tropical swallowtail moth | | Urania fulgens Walker, 1854 | Urania Swallowtail Moth | | Urapteroides anerces Meyrick, 1886 | | | Urapteroides astheniata Guenée, 1857 | | | Urapteroides hermaea Druce, 1888 | |
Links, sources and further information Uraniinae at itis.gov
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