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Checklist for Family Euphaeidae Jacobson & Bianchi, 1905 (Gossamerwings)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
36
248
786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
21
187
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
21
187
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
13
75
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
4
24
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEuphaeidae
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1905
Gossamerwings
7
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
7 Genera with 27 Species
Anisopleura Selys, 19376SpeciesTaxom
Bayadera Selys, 19285SpeciesTaxom
Dysphaea Selys, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Epallage Charpentier, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Euphaea Selys, 202512SpeciesTaxom
Indophaea Fraser, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Schmidtiphaea Asahina, 19781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
27 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anisopleura comes Hagen, 1880
Anisopleura furcata Selys, 1891
Anisopleura lestoides Selys, 1853
Anisopleura lieftincki (Prasad & Ghosh, 1984)⇒ Agrilus cameroonensis Obenberger, 1931
Anisopleura subplatystyla Fraser, 1927
Anisopleura vallei St. Quentin, 1937
Bayadera brevicauda Fraser, 1928
Bayadera hyalina Selys, 1879
Bayadera indica Selys, 1853
Bayadera kali Cowley, 1936
Bayadera longicauda Fraser, 1928
Dysphaea ethela Fraser, 1924
Dysphaea gloriosa Fraser, 1938
Epallage fatime Charpentier, 1840Odalisque
Epallage indica Selys-Longch..., 1853
Euphaea cardinalis Fraser, 1924
Euphaea cyanopogon Hämäläinen, ..., 2019
Euphaea dispar Rambur, 1842Nilgiri torrent dart
Euphaea fraseri Laidlaw, 1920
Euphaea impar Selys, 1859Blue-sided satinwing
Euphaea masoni Selys, 1879
Euphaea ochracea Selys, 1859
Euphaea ochracea brunnea
Euphaea ochracea ochracea Selys, 1859
Euphaea pseudodispar Sadasivan & ..., 2021
Euphaea thosegharensis Sadasivan & ..., 2021
Euphaea wayanadensis Anooj, Susan..., 2025
Indophaea fraseri Laidlaw, 1920
Schmidtiphaea schmidi Asahina, 1978


Links, sources and further information
Euphaeidae at gbif.org
Euphaeidae at irmng.org