Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Jaffna (Northern Province, Sri Lanka)
List of families for Jaffna
33 Families width 115 Species #ENSCALFPHGVBMTD
| Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Culicidae Meigen, 1818 | Mosquito | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802 | Casebearers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Cerambycidae (Latreille, 1802) | Long Horn beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 | Coccinelles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 | Biting midge | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vespidae Leach, 1815 | And Allies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802 | Soldier flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bethylidae Halliday, 1839 | Bethylid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 | Blister Beetle | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carabidae Latreille, 1802 | Carabid beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychodidae Newman, 1834 | Drain flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Jaffna
107 Genera with 115 Species #ABCDEFGHIJLMNOPRSTUXZ
| Achaea Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1794 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1807 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aedes Meigen, 1762 | Ochlerotatus | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aegocera Latreille, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amata Fabricius, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambia Walker, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amerila Walker, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anopheles Meigen, 1901 | Malaria Mosquitoes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1883 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apis Linnaeus, 1787 | Honey Bee | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Artaxa Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aspidimorpha Hope, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1849 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | Bastilla Swinhoe, 1918 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Batocera Castelnau, 1775 | Flat-faced longhorns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Britha Walker, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1787 | Black carpenter ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cassida Linnaeus, 1799 | Tortoise Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1908 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysocrapeda | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1775 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cleora Curtis, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cnaphalocrocis Lederer, 1833 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1775 | Arabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Comostola Meyrick, 1861 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coptops Serville, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptolaemus Mulsant, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culicoides Latreille, 1983 | Midge | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1773 | Jezebels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delta Saussure, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diaphania Hübner, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eligma Hubner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1763 | Palmflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudocima Billberg, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1780 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1758 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1848 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gastropacha Ochsenheimer, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gesonia Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphodes Guenée, 1854 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1758 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hermetia Latreille, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocoelia Dahlbom, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalobathra Meyrick, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hycleus Latreille, 1817 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hydriris Meyrick, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyposidra Guenée, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iambrix Watson, 1865 | Chestnut Bobs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1896 | Dwarf cream wave | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnurges Lederer, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1758 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptosia Hübner, 1793 | Psyche | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucinodes Guenée, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loboschiza Diakonoff, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantria Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrocheilus Hope, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maliattha Walker, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanagromyza Hendel, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimudea Warren, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nausinoe Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1758 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nola Leach, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notarcha Meyrick, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphula Schrank, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophylla Smith, 1775 | Green ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeonistis Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olenecamptus Chevrolat, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oryctes Hellwig, 1758 | Coconut rhinoceros beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyodes Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paliga Moore, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1775 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perina Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalacra Walker, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phlebotomus Loew, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polytela Guenée, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhorachis Meyrick, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Rajendra Moore, 1879 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rathinda Moore, 1775 | Monkeypuzzle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchium Spinola, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sameodes Snellen, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scirpophaga Treitschke, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1794 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sergentomyia França & Par..., 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serromyia Meigen, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Silana Spaeth, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Somatina Guenée, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Sommeria Hübner, 1827 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sphenarches Meyrick, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1775 | Armyworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spoladea Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassodes Guenée, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Traminda Saalmüller, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tricyanaula Meyrick, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonodes Guenée, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trilocha Moore, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Udaspes Moore, 1775 | Grass demon | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylocopa Latreille, 1798 | Carpenter bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1865 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Jaffna
115 Species | Achaea janata Linnaeus, 1758 | Caster oil looper | | Acontia (Emmelia) marmoralis Fabricius, 1794 | | | Acontia (Emmelia) sexpunctata Fabricius, 1794 | | | Actias selene Hübner, 1807 | Indian Luna Moth | | Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) | ⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762 | | Aegocera venulia Cramer, 1777 | | | Amata passalis Fabricius, 1781 | | | Ambia aulacophora Hampson, 1897 | | | Amerila astreus Drury, 1773 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) culicifacies Giles, 1901 | | | Antheraea cingalesa Moore, 1883 | | | Apis (Micrapis) florea Fabricius, 1787 | Dwarf honey bee | | Artaxa guttata Walker, 1855 | | | Aspidimorpha (Aspidimorpha) furcata Thunberg, 1789 | | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Batocera (Batocera) rufomaculata DeGeer, 1775 | Fig borer | | Britha biguttata Walker, 1866 | | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) compressus Fabricius, 1787 | Cumberland leafshell | | Cassida (Crepidaspis) circumdata Herbst, 1799 | Green tortoise beetle | | Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Cassia butterfly | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephrenes trichopepla Lower, 1908 | Yellow Palm Dart | | Chrysocrapeda faganaria Guenée, , 1858 | | | Cigaritis vulcanus Fabricius, 1775 | Common Silverline | | Cleora alienaria Walker, 1860 | | | Cleora injectaria Walker, 1860 | | | Cnaphalocrocis medinalis Guenée, 1854 | Grass leaf roller | | Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis Boisduval, 1833 | Lesser Rice-Leafroller | | Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775 | Small Salmon Arab | | Comostola chlorargyra Walker, 1861 | | | Comostola laesaria Walker, 1861 | | | Coptops aedificator Fabricius, 1792 | Albizia Long-horned Beetle | | Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant, 1853 | Mealy Bug Destroyer Larvae | | Culicoides mathisi Giles & Wirth, 1983 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Delias eucharis Drury, 1773 | Common Jezebekl | | Delta esuriens Fabricius, 1787 | | | Diaphania indica Saunders, 1851 | Cotton Caterpillar | | Eligma narcissus Cramer, 1775 | | | Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Palmfly | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Eudocima (Othreis) phalonia Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Everes lacturnus Godart, 1824 | Indian Cupid | | Freyeria putli Kollar, 1848 | Grass jewel | | Gastropacha pardale Walker, 1855 | | | Gesonia obeditalis Walker, 1859 | | | Glyphodes bicolor Swainson, 1821 | | | Glyphodes caesalis Walker, 1859 | Jackfruit Borer | | Glyphodes canthusalis Walker, 1859 | | | Glyphodes onychinalis Guenée, 1854 | Swan plant moth | | Graphium (Graphium) agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758 | Green jay | | Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758 | American soldier fly | | Heterocoelia rufa | | | Hyalobathra filalis (Guenée, 1854) | ⇒ Hyalobathra retinalis Saalmüller, 1879 | | Hydriris ornatalis Duponchel, 1832 | Kumara skeletoniser | | Hyposidra talaca Walker, 1860 | Black inch worm | | Iambrix salsala Moore, 1865 | Ceylon Palm Bob | | Idaea gemmaria Hampson, 1896 | | | Ischnurges gratiosalis Walker, 1859 | | | Junonia (Precis) almana Linnaeus, 1758 | Peacock Pansy | | Junonia (Precis) lemonias Linnaeus, 1758 | Lemon Pansy | | Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) | ⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003 | | Leptosia nina Fabricius, 1793 | Black-spotted White | | Leucinodes orbonalis Guenée, 1854 | Aubergine Pearl | | Loboschiza koenigiana Fabricius, 1775 | Leaf Webber | | Lymantria (Spinotria) serva Fabricius, 1793 | Crescent-moon tussock moth | | Macrocheilus bensoni Hope, 1838 | | | Maliattha signifera Walker, 1857 | | | Melanagromyza hibisci Spencer, 1961 | | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Mimudea ablactalis (Walker, 1859) | ⇒ Poliobotys ablactalis Walker, 1859 | | Nausinoe geometralis Guenée, 1854 | | | Nausinoe perspectata Fabricius, 1775 | | | Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Plain Sailor | | Nola lucidalis Walker, 1865 | | | Notarcha aurolinealis Walker, 1859 | | | Nymphula responsalis Walker, 1865 | | | Oecophylla smaragdina ♰ Fabricius, 1775 | Green ant | | Oeonistis entella (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Oeonistis altica Bethune-Baker, 1904 | | Olenecamptus bilobus (Fabricius, 1801) | ⇒ Olenecamptus taiwanus Dillon & Dillon, 1948 | | Oryctes rhinoceros Linnaeus, 1758 | Asiatic rhinoceros beetle | | Oxyodes scrobiculata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Oxyodes tricolor Guenée, 1852 | | Paliga machoeralis Walker, 1859 | Teak leaf skeletonizer | | Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 | Checkered Swallowtail | | Papilio polymnestor Cramer, 1775 | Blue Mormon | | Perina nuda Fabricius, 1787 | | | Phalacra vidhisara Walker, 1960 | | | Phlebotomus argentipes Annandale & ..., 1908 | | | Polytela gloriosae Fabricius, 1781 | | | Pyrrhorachis pyrrhogona Walker, 1866 | | | Rathinda amor Fabricius, 1775 | Monkey Puzzle | | Rhynchium brunneum Fabricius, 1793 | | | Sameodes cancellalis Zeller, 1852 | | | Scirpophaga incertulas Walker, 1863 | Nutgrass armyworm | | Scopula addictaria Walker, 1861 | | | Scopula emissaria Walker, 1861 | | | Scopula pulchellata Fabricius, 1794 | | | Sergentomyia bailyi Sinton, 1931 | | | Serromyia maculipennis Giles & Wirth, 1982 | | | Silana farinosa Boheman, 1862 | | | Somatina omicraria Fabricius, 1798 | | | Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864 | Geranium Plume Moth | | Spodoptera litura Fabricius, 1775 | Armyworm | | Spoladea recurvalis Fabricius, 1775 | Beet webworm | | Tarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | | Thalassodes antiquadraria (Inoue, 1976) | ⇒ Pelagodes antiquadraria Inoue, 1976 | | Traminda mundissima Walker, 1861 | | | Tricyanaula aurantiaca Walsingham, 1886 | | | Trigonodes hyppasia Cramer, 1779 | Chaciope Deliana | | Trilocha varians Moore, 1855 | Greenish silk-moth | | Udaspes folus Cramer, 1775 | Chestnut Bob | | Xylocopa (Ctenoxylocopa) fenestrata Fabricius, 1798 | | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Jaffna | Order | Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 6
10
9 | Families
Genera
Species |
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| | Order | Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies | 5
8
8 | Families
Genera
Species |
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| | Order | Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 4
7
7 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
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