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Taxonomy of Genus Usta Wallengren, 1863


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
14
1019
18314
Families
Genera
Species
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
344
8362
Genera
Species
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
144
3995
Genera
Species
TribeUrotini
Packard, 1902
14
257
Genera
Species
GenusUsta
Wallengren, 1863
25Species
Subnodes of Usta Wallengren, 1863
SpeciesUsta abyssinica Aurivillius, 1898  ⇒ Usta terpsichore
SpeciesUsta alba Terral & Lequeux, 1991
SpeciesUsta angulata Rothschild, 1895
Angled Emperor
SpeciesUsta arabica Nässig, Naumann & Oberprieler, 2015
SpeciesUsta biplaga Rebel, 1912  ⇒ Usta wallengrenii
SpeciesUsta bipliga Gaede, 1927
SpeciesUsta grantae Terral & Lequeux, 1991  ⇒ Usta subangulata
SpeciesUsta subangulata Bouvier, 1930
3Subspecies
SpeciesUsta subapicalis Bouvier, synonymized by Rougeot, 1962  ⇒ Usta terpsichore
SpeciesUsta terpischore Packard, 1914
SpeciesUsta terpsichore Maassen & Weymer, 1885
Cavorting Emperor
6Subspecies
SpeciesUsta terpsichorina Westwood, 1881  ⇒ Usta wallengrenii
SpeciesUsta vallengreni Gaede, 1930
SpeciesUsta wallengreni Felder, 1859
SpeciesUsta wallengrenii C. Felder & R. Felder, 1859
SpeciesUsta yaere Darge, 1994  ⇒ Usta terpsichore


Distribution of Usta Wallengren, 1863
Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Malta, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Republic South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, USA, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe


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