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Checklist for Tribe Aphnaeini Distant, 1884
and region Northern Province (Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
102
281
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
102
281
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
97
255
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
70
225
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
114
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
114
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
114
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
84
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
82
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
36
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
15
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
4
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAphnaeini
Distant, 1884
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Province (Sri Lanka)
2 Genera with 2 Species
Cigaritis Donzel, 1775Barred Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Spindasis Wallengren, 1857
Silverlines0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Province (Sri Lanka)
2 Species
Cigaritis elima Moore, 1877Scarce Shot Silverline
Cigaritis vulcanus Fabricius, 1775Common Silverline