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Checklist for Infraclass Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 (Modern Wing-folding insects)
and region Puttalam (North Western Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
47
87
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
47
87
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
44
75
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puttalam
44 Families width 82 Species and 4 Subspecies
#SNCTAPLDUEHGMBFOV
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms4SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Aphididae (Latreille, 1802)Aphids1SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees2SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae (Latreille, 1802)Flour Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts1SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Dipseudopsidae Ulmer, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies2SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae (Blanchard, 1845)Swallowtail Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828Bagmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths9SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae (Leach, 1815)Cankerworm moths3SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae Speiser, 1909Craneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815Diving beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Micronectidae Jaczewski, 1924Pygmy water boatmen4SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Brachycentridae Ulmer, 1903Humpless Casemaker Caddisflies1SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815Long Horned caddisflies2SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pentatomidae Leach, 1815Lesser shield bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839Scelionid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puttalam
75 Genera with 82 Species
#ABCDEGHIJLMNOPSTVY
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Acraea Fabricius, 1758Acraeas1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Aegocera Latreille, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Amblysphagus Fairmaire, 01SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1883Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Aphis Linnaeus, 1854Aphids1SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1787Honey Bee2SpeciesTaxom
Apomyelois Heinrich, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Ataboruza Holloway, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Brachiolia Razowski, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Brithys Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Brumoides Chapin, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Castalius Hübner, 1775Common Pierrot1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilomenes Chevrolat, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Cicindela Linnaeus, 1922Common Tiger Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Clanis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1775Arabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cryphalogenes Wood, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1981Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtacanthacris Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Dipseudopsis Walker, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Dolichotachina Villeneuve, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Epiplema Herrich-Schä..., 18611SpeciesTaxom
Erebus Latreille, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Euantissa Giglio-Tos, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Eublemma Hübner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Eumeta F. Walker, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Glycythyma Turner, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Glyphodes Guenée, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hypaetha LeConte, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Hyposidra Guenée, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Idiocera Dale, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1763Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Laccophilus Leach, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Maliattha Walker, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Maruca Walker, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Matapa Moore, 1866Branded redeye1SpeciesTaxom
Menearchus Carter, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Micronecta Kirkaldy, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Mixocera Warren, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Musotima Meyrick, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Naurogoniella1SpeciesTaxom
Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Oecetis McLachlan, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1775Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Omiodes Yamanaka, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Oraesia Guenée, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1758Coconut rhinoceros beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 1758Red-bodied swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Parapoynx Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pergesa Walker, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Perissomastix W. Warren & ..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Sameodes Snellen, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Scirpophaga Treitschke, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Semiothisa Hübner, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Simalura Gebien, 01SpeciesTaxom
Spoladea Guenée, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Stathmopoda Herrich-Schä..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Stenozygum Fieber, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stibara Hope, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Syntozyga Lower, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Thereomyia Rohdendorf, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Triplectides Kolenati, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Trissolcus Ashmead, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Ypthima Hübner, 1864Ringlets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puttalam
82 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798Bee robber
Acraea terpsichore Linnaeus, 1758
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aegocera venulia Cramer, 1777
Amblysphagus ceylonicus
Antheraea cingalesa Moore, 1883
Aphis (Aphis) craccivora (Koch, 1854)⇒ Aphis loti Kaltenbach, 1862
Apis (Apis) cerana Fabricius, 1793Asian honey bee
Apis (Micrapis) florea Fabricius, 1787Dwarf honey bee
Apomyelois psarella (Hampson, 1903)⇒ Apomyelois ceratoniae Zeller, 1839
Ataboruza divisa Walker, 1862
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) correcta Bezzi, 1916Guava fruit fly
Brachiolia obstinata Meyrick, 1908
Brithys crini Fabricius, 1775Amaryllis Borer
Brumoides suturalis Mulsant, 1850Three-striped lady beetle
Castalius rosimon Fabricius, 1775Common Pierrot
Cheilomenes sexmaculata Fabricius, 1781Ladybird beetle
Cicindela flavomaculata flavomaculata Hope, 1831
Cicindela (Calochroa) sexpunctata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cicindela fischeri elongatosignata W.Horn, 1922
Cicindela fischeri elongatosignata W.Horn, 1922
Clanis phalaris phalaris Cramer, 1777
Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Cryphalogenes euphorbiae Wood, 1980
Cryphalogenes exiguus Wood, 1980
Culicoides krombeini Giles, Wirth..., 1981
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica tatarica Linnaeus, 1758
Dacus (Callantra) ramanii Drew & Hancock, 1998
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Digitonthophagus catta Fabricius, 1787Beetle
Dipseudopsis notata JC Fabricius, 1781
Dolichotachina melanura Verves, 1979
Epiplema quadricaudata (Walker, 1861)⇒ Dysaethria quadricaudata Walker, 1861
Erebus hieroglyphica Drury, 1773
Euantissa pulchra Fabricius, 1787
Eublemma accedens (Wallengren, 1863)⇒ Eublemma anachoresis Wallengren, 1863
Eumeta variegata Snellen, 1879
Glycythyma chrysorycta Meyrick, 1884
Glyphodes bicolor Swainson, 1821
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Hypaetha biramosa Fabricius, 1781
Hypaetha quadrilineata Fabricius, 1781
Hyposidra talaca Walker, 1860Black inch worm
Idiocera (Idiocera) conchiformis Alexander, 1958
Junonia atlites Linnaeus, 1763Gray Pansy
Laccophilus wolfei Brancucci, 1983
Maliattha signifera Walker, 1857
Maruca vitrata Fabricius, 1787Bean pod borer
Matapa aria Moore, 1866Common red-eye
Micronecta altera Wróblewski, 1972
Micronecta grisea Fieber, 1844
Micronecta prashadana Hutchinson, 1940
Micronecta quadristrigata Breddin, 1905Smooth yellow false foxglove
Mixocera rectifasciata (Hampson, 1896)⇒ Mixocera parvulata Walker, 1863
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Musotima suffusalis Hampson, 1893
Naurogoniella latineruis
Negastrius brincki Ôhira, 1973
Oecetis nerviciliata F Schmid, 1958
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius, 1775Green ant
Omiodes diemenalis Guenée, 1854Bean Leafroller
Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794Small oresia
Oryctes rhinoceros Linnaeus, 1758Asiatic rhinoceros beetle
Pachliopta hector Linnaeus, 1758Crimson Rose
Parapoynx stagnalis Zeller, 1852Paddy case-bearer
Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779Green pergesa hawkmoth
Perissomastix othello Meyrick, 1907
Sameodes cancellalis Zeller, 1852
Scirpophaga incertulas Walker, 1863Nutgrass armyworm
Semiothisa emersaria (Walker, 1861)⇒ Chiasmia emersaria Walker, 1861
Serromyia punctata Giles & Wirth, 1982
Simalura ceylonica
Spoladea recurvalis Fabricius, 1775Beet webworm
Stathmopoda theoris Meyrick, 1906Japanese apple heliodinid
Stenozygum speciosum Dallas, 1851
Stibara (Stibara) nigricornis Fabricius, 1781
Syntozyga ephippias Meyrick, 1907
Thereomyia nandii Verves, 1979
Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827Pale Brown Hawk Moth
Triplectides ceylanicus Mosely, 1936
Trissolcus aloysiisabaudiae Fouts, 1930
Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758Greater banded hornet
Ypthima ceylonica Hewitson, 1864White Four-ring

Subnodes of Neoptera with occurrences in Puttalam
SuperorderHolometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
39
70
74
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderParaneoptera
Martynov, 1923
3
3
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderPolyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Neoptera at gbif.org
Neoptera at itis.gov