Eupterotidae is a family of insects in the order

Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 Family (biology), families and 46 Taxonomic r ...

with more than 300 described species. Eupterotidae at Kadavoor

Diversity

The family consists of four subfamilies and the unplaced ''Ganissa group''. The subfamily Eupterotinae consists of about 11 genera, the ''Ganissa group'' about 10 genera, the subfamily Janinae about 16 genera, the subfamily Panacelinae consists of one genus and 3 species and the subfamily Striphnopteryginae of 15 genera.

Genera

*Subfamily Eupterotinae **Tribe Cotanini Forbes, 1955 ***'' Cotana'' ***'' Melanergon'' **Tribe Eupterotini ***'' Apha'' ***'' Apona'' ***''

Cyrtojana ''Cyrtojana'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae. Its only species, ''Cyrtojana trilineata'', is found in South Africa. Both the genus and species were described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1911. References ...

'' ***'' Dreata'' ***'' Eupterote'' ***'' Ganisa'' ***'' Janomima'' ***'' Lasiomorpha'' ***''

Lichenopteryx ''Lichenopteryx'' is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae. Species * '' Lichenopteryx despecta'' Felder, 1874 * '' Lichenopteryx scotina'' Hering, 1932 References Eupterotinae Moth genera {{Bombycoidea-stub ...

'' ***'' Marmaroplegma'' ***''

Melanothrix ''Melanothrix'' is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae Eupterotidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera with more than 300 described species. Diversity The family consists of four subfamilies and the unplaced ''Ganissa grou ...

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Neopreptos ''Neopreptos'' is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae. Species * '' Neopreptos clazomenia'' Druce, 1886 * '' Neopreptos marathusa'' Druce, 1886 References Eupterotinae Moth genera {{Bombycoidea-stub ...

'' ***'' Nisaga'' ***''

Palirisa ''Palirisa'' is a genus of moths of the family Eupterotidae erected by Frederic Moore Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entomologist and illustrator. He produced six volumes of ''Lepidoptera Indica'' and a catalo ...

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Pandala ''Pandala'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae described by Francis Walker in 1855. Its single species, ''Pandala dolosa'', described by the same author in the same year, is found in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්& ...

'' ***'' Parajana'' ***''

Phyllalia ''Phyllalia'' is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae Eupterotidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera with more than 300 described species. Diversity The family consists of four subfamilies and the unplaced ''Ganissa grou ...

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Preptos ''Preptos'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae. Its single species, ''Preptos oropus'', is found in Mexico and Guatemala. Both the genus and species were first described by William Schaus in 1892. The wingspan The wingspan ...

'' ***'' Preptothauma'' ***'' Pseudoganisa'' ***'' Pseudojana'' ***'' Teratojana'' ***'' Trichophiala'' **Unplaced to tribe ***'' Bantuana'' ***'' Paraphyllalia'' ***''

Phiala ''Phiala'' is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae. Species Some species of this genus are: *'' Phiala abyssinica'' Aurivillius, 1904 *'' Phiala alba'' (Aurivillius, 1893) *'' Phiala albida'' (Plötz, 1880) *'' Phiala albidorsata'' Gaed ...

'' ***'' Schistissa'' *Subfamily Hibrildinae Berger, 1958 **''

Hibrildes ''Hibrildes'' is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae. Species * '' Hibrildes crawshayi'' Butler, 1896 * '' Hibrildes norax'' Druce, 1888 Former species * '' Hibrildes venosa'' Kirby, 1896 References Hibrildinae Moth genera ...

'' *Subfamily Janinae Aurivillius, 1892 **''

Acrojana ''Acrojana'' is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae. Species * '' Acrojana rosacea'' Butler, 1874 * '' Acrojana salmonea'' Rothschild, 1932 * ''Acrojana sciron'' Druce, 1887 * '' Acrojana scutaea'' Strand, 1909 * ''Acrojana simillima'' R ...

'' **'' Camerunia'' **'' Catajana'' **'' Drepanojana'' **''

Epijana ''Epijana'' is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae. Species * ''Epijana cinerea'' Holland, 1893 * ''Epijana cosima'' Plötz, 1880 * ''Epijana latifasciata'' Dall'Asta & Poncin, 1980 * ''Epijana meridionalis'' Dall'Asta & Poncin, 1980 Re ...

'' **'' Gonojana'' **'' Gracilanja'' **'' Hemijana'' **'' Hoplojana'' **'' Jana'' **'' Malagasanja'' **'' Pterocerota'' **'' Rhodopteriana'' **'' Stenoglene'' **'' Striginiana'' **''

Tantaliana ''Tantaliana'' is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae.Bouyer, T., 2011: Démembrement et réorganisation des genres Jana Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 et Hoplojana Aurivillius, 1901 (Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae). Lambillionea 111 (3) Tomé 1: 211 ...

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Urojana ''Urojana'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae first described by Max Gaede in 1915. The only known species of this genus is ''Urojana eborea'', which is known from the Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d' ...

'' *Subfamily Panacelinae Forbes, 1955 **''

Panacela ''Panacela'' is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae. Species * ''Panacela lewinae ''Panacela lewinae'', or Lewin's bag shelter moth, is a moth of the family Eupterotidae. The species was first described by John Lewin in 1805. It is fo ...

'' *Subfamily Striphnopteryginae Wallengren, 1858 **''

Ebbepterote ''Ebbepterote'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae. It was erected by Rolf G. Oberprieler, Wolfgang A. Nässig and Edward David Edwards in 2003. Its only species, ''Ebbepterote expansa'', was described by Thomas Pennington Luca ...

'' Oberprieler, Nässig & E.D. Edwards, 2003 **'' Striphnopteryx'' *Subfamily Tissanginae Forbes, 1955 **''

Tissanga ''Tissanga'' is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae. Species * '' Tissanga kiboriana'' Basquin & Darge, 2011 * '' Tissanga murphyi'' Bouyer, 2012 * '' Tissanga pretoriae'' (Distant, 1892) * '' Tissanga zambiana'' Darge & Minetti, 2012 ...

'' *Unassigned **'' Calapterote'' **'' Papuapterote'' **'' Paramarane'' **'' Rarisquamosa''

Former genera

*'' Euchera'' *'' Gastridiota'' *''

Hypercydas ''Cotana'' is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae. Species * ''Cotana affinis'' Rothschild, 1917 * '' Cotana albaserrati'' (Bethune-Baker, 1910) * '' Cotana albomaculata'' (Bethune-Baker, 1904) * '' Cotana aroa'' (Bethune-Baker, 1904) * ...

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Leptojana ''Eupterote'' is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. Species * '' Eupterote acesta'' Swinhoe, 1894 * '' Eupterote alba'' (Swinhoe, 1892) * '' Eupterote amaena'' Walker, 1855 * ''Euptero ...

'' *'' Messata'' *'' Murlida'' *'' Nervicompressa'' *'' Pachyjana'' *''

Paracydas ''Cotana'' is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae. Species * '' Cotana affinis'' Rothschild, 1917 * '' Cotana albaserrati'' (Bethune-Baker, 1910) * '' Cotana albomaculata'' (Bethune-Baker, 1904) * '' Cotana aroa'' (Bethune-Baker, 1904) * ...

'' *'' Pugniphalera'' (='' Neodrymonia'' Matsumura, 1920) *''

Sangatissa ''Eupterote'' is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. Species * '' Eupterote acesta'' Swinhoe, 1894 * '' Eupterote alba'' (Swinhoe, 1892) * '' Eupterote amaena'' Walker, 1855 * '' Eupter ...

'' *'' Sarmalia'' *'' Sarvena'' *'' Spalyria'' *''

Sesquiluna ''Sesquiluna'' is a genus of moths of the Endromidae Endromidae is a family of moths. It was long considered to be a monotypic family, containing just one species, the Kentish glory, '' Endromis versicolora'', found throughout the Palaearctic ...

'' *'' Sphingognatha'' *'' Tagora'' *'' Thermojana'' Yang, 1995 (='' Gangaridopsis'' Grunberg, 1912) *'' Vianga'' (='' Viana'')

References

* , 2012: Description de nouveaux Eupterotidae africains (Lepidoptera). ''Entomologia Africana'' 17 (2): 2-14. * , 1955: The subdivision of the Eupterotidae (Lepidoptera). ''Tijdschrift voor Entomologie'' 98 (2): 85-132. * , 2008: An annotated catalogue of the genera of ''Eupterotidae'' (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Bombycoidea). ''Senckenbergiana Biologica'' 88 (1): 53-80. * , 2007: A second species with diurnal males of the genus ''Eupterote'' from Indonesia: ''Eupterote (Eupterote) splendens'' sp. n. from Sulawesi (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Bombycoidea, Eupterotidae). ''Senckenbergiana Biologica'' 87 (2): 189-194. * . Butterflies and Moths of the World: Generic Names and their Type-species. Natural History Museu

* ; ; 2003: ''Ebbepterote'', a new genus for the Australian '''Eupterote''' ''expansa'' (T. P. Lucas), with a revised classification of the family Eupterotidae (Lepidoptera). ''Invertebrate systematics'', 17: 99-110.

External links

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Eupterotidae, Moth families {{Bombycoidea-stub