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Checklist for Subfamily Arctiinae Leach, 1815 (Ctenuchid moths)
and region Colombo (Western Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
89
244
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
89
244
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
81
220
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
64
203
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
118
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
118
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
118
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
82
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
79
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
30
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
23
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
7
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
7 Genera with 6 Species
Argina Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Ceryx Wallengren, 1780Orange Spotted Tiger Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Creatonotos Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Curoba Walker, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Cyana Walker, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Euchromia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mangina Kaleka & Kirti, 2001
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
6 Species
Argina astrea Drury, 1773Crotalaria pod borer
Ceryx imaon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Ceryx godartii Boisduval, 1829
Creatonotos gangis Linnaeus, 1767Hairy caterpillar
Curoba sangarida Cramer, 1781
Cyana puella Drury, 1773
Euchromia polymena Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Arctiinae with occurrences in Colombo (Sri Lanka)
TribeArctiini
Leach, 1815
Tiger Moths
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLithosiini
Billberg, 1820
Lichen Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSyntomini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Arctiinae at artfakta.se
Arctiinae at dyntaxa.se
Arctiinae at gbif.org
Arctiinae at itis.gov