Checklist for Tribe Aphnaeini Distant, 1884
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 527
6198
14500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 524
6193
14493 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 502
6089
14260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 316
4628
11471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
1719
4069 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
1717
4067 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 66
1715
4064 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1028
2345 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
897
2062 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
205
486 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 80
188 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 25
60 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Aphnaeini
Distant, 1884
| 3
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sri Lanka
3 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Sri Lanka
14 Species | Cigaritis elima Moore, 1877 | Scarce Shot Silverline | | Cigaritis greeni Heron, 1896 | | | Cigaritis ictis Hewitson, 1865 | Common Shot Silverline | | Cigaritis lohita Horsfield, 1829 | Lond-banded Silverline | | Cigaritis nubilus Moore, 1887 | Clouded Silverline | | Cigaritis vulcanus Fabricius, 1775 | Common Silverline | | Spindasis greeni Heron, 1896 | Ceylon Shot Silverline | | Spindasis ictis Hewitson, 1865 | Ceylon Silverline | | Spindasis lohita Horsfield, 1829 | Common shot silverline | | Spindasis lunulifera | Scarce Shot Silverline | | Spindasis nubilis | Clouded Silverline | | Spindasis nubilus | Clouded Silverline | | Spindasis schistacea Moore, 1881 | Plumbeous Silverline | | Spindasis vulcanus Fabricius, 1775 | Common Silverline |
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