Checklist for Subfamily Uraniinae Blanchard, 1845 (Uranine Moths)
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 482
6547
17544 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 480
6543
17539 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 464
6450
17312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 303
5522
15636 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
1983
5266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
1981
5263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 65
1975
5248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1244
3625 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1163
3452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
203
632 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Uraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths | 6
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Uraniinae
Blanchard, 1845
Uranine Moths | 2
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Zimbabwe
2 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for Zimbabwe
15 Species | Alcides achteni Hustache, 1934 | | | Alcides albolineatus Roelofs, 1875 | | | Alcides erythropterus Chevrolat, 1881 | | | Alcides guttulatus Pascoe, 1883 | | | Alcides haemopterus Boheman, 1836 | | | Alcides interruptus Boheman, 1836 | | | Alcides laniger Schoenherr, 1826 | | | Alcides latefasciatus Chevrolat, 1881 | | | Alcides leucogrammus Erichson, 1843 | | | Alcides lixiformis Marshall, 1920 | | | Alcides olivaceus Gerstaecker, 1855 | | | Alcides simplex Fåhraeus, 1871 | | | Alcides sparsus Boheman, 1844 | | | Alcides subvillosus Fåhraeus, 1871 | | | Chrysiridia croesus Gerstaecker, 1871 | African Sunset Moth |
Links, sources and further information Uraniinae at itis.gov
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