Eupterotidae
Encyclopedia
Eupterotidae is a family
of insect
s in the Lepidoptera
order.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of insect
Insect
Insects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...
s in the Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
order.
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.General
- Acrojana
- Apha
- Apona
- Bantuana
- Brachytera
- Calapterote
- Camerunia
- Catajana
- Cotana
- Cyrtojana
- Dreata
- Drepanojana
- Epicydas
- Epijana
- Euchera
- Eupterote
- Ganisa
- Gastridiota
- Gonojana
- Hemijana
- Heringijana
- Heteromorpha
- Hibrildes
- Hoplojana
- Horanpella
- Hypercydas
- Jana
- Janomima
- Lasiomorpha
- Leptojana
- Lewinibombyx
- Lichenopteryx
- Mallarctus
- Marmaroplegma
- Melanergon
- Melanothrix
- Messata
- Murlida
- Neopreptos
- Nervicompressa
- Nisaga
- Pachyclea
- Pachyjana
- Palirisa
- Panacela
- Pandala
- Paracydas
- Parajana
- Paramarane
- Paraphyllalia
- Phasicnecus
- Phiala
- Phyllalia
- Poloma
- Preptos
- Preptothauma
- Pseudoganisa
- Pseudojana
- Pterocerota
- Pugniphalera
- Rarisquamosa
- Rhabdosia
- Sangatissa
- Sarmalia
- Sarvena
- Schistissa
- Semuta
- SesquilunaSesquilunaSesquiluna is a genus of moths of the Eupterotidae family.-Selected pecies:*Sesquiluna albilunata *Sesquiluna forbesi Zolotuhin & Witt, 2009*Sesquiluna theophoboides Zolotuhin & Witt, 2009...
- Spalyria
- Sphingognatha
- Stenoglene
- Stibolepis
- Striphnopteryx
- Tagora
- Teratojana
- Tissanga
- Trichophiala
- Urojana
- Vianga