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Checklist for Tribe Arctiini Leach, 1815 (Tiger Moths)
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
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
8
476
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
257
678
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
82
200
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeArctiini
Leach, 1815
Tiger Moths
29
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
29 Genera with 65 Species
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Aloa Walker, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Alytarchia Hübner, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Amastus Walker, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Amsacta Walker, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Argina Hübner, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Creatonotos Hübner, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Cycnia Hübner, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Epidesma Huebner, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Estigmene Hübner, 1901Ermine Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Euchromia Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Haploa Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Hyalurga Hübner, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Lemyra Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Mangina Kaleka & Kirti, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Micraloa Dubatolov, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Neuroxena Kirby, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Nyctemera Hübner, 0Leptosomas9SpeciesTaxom
Olepa Watson, 17755SpeciesTaxom
Pangora Moore, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Pareuchaetes Grote, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Pericallia Hübner, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophaloe Hering, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Rajendra Moore, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Rhodareas Curtis, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Spilarctia Butler, 19105SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 19108SpeciesTaxom
Tatargina Butler, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Trichura Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1939Rattlebox moths4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
65 Species and 5 Subspecies
Aloa lactinea Cramer, 1777Red costate tiger moth
Aloa lineola (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Micraloa lineola Fabricius, 1793
Alytarchia leonina Walker, 1865
Amastus edaphus Dyar, 1913
Amastus elius Candèze, 1859
Amsacta lactinea (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Aloa lactinea Cramer, 1777
Argina argus (Kollar, 1844)⇒ Mangina argus Kollar, 1847
Argina astrea Drury, 1773Crotalaria pod borer
Argina leonina (Walker, 1865)⇒ Alytarchia leonina Walker, 1865
Creatonotos gangis Linnaeus, 1767Hairy caterpillar
Creatonotos interrupta (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Creatonotos gangis Linnaeus, 1767
Cycnia rubida Walker, 1864
Cycnia sparsigutta Walker, 1864
Epidesma melanitis (Hübner, 1827)⇒ Episcepsis melanitis Hübner, 1818
Estigmene ceylonensis (Hampson, 1901)⇒ Tatargina ceylonensis Hampson, 1901
Euchromia magna Swinhoe, 1891
Euchromia polymena Linnaeus, 1758
Haploa lecontei vestalis
Hyalurga ergolis Walker, 1854
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) subfascia Walker, 1855
Mangina argus Kollar, 1847
Mangina syringa Cramer, 1775
Micraloa emittens Walker, 1855
Micraloa lineola Fabricius, 1793
Neuroxena aberrans Bethune-Baker, 1927
Nyctemera (Arctata) arctata Walker, 1856
Nyctemera (Coleta) coleta Cramer, 1781Marbled white moth
Nyctemera coleta nigrovenosa Moore, 1879
Nyctemera (Nyctemera) lacticinia Cramer, 1777
Nyctemera (Nyctemera) latistriga Walker, 1854
Nyctemera (Orphanos) adversata Schaller, 1788
Nyctemera tripunctaria simalura Roepke, 1957
Nyctemera alba (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Nyctemera baulus Boisduval, 1832
Nyctemera correcta
Olepa anomi Orhant, 1986
Olepa duboisi Orhant, 1986
Olepa koslandana Orhant, 1986
Olepa ocellifera Walker, 1855
Olepa ricini Fabricius, 1775
Pangora erosa Walker, 1855
Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata Rego Barros, 1956
Pericallia erosa (Walker, 1855)⇒ Pangora erosa Walker, 1855
Pericallia melanopsis (Walker, 1864)⇒ Spilarctia melanopsis Walker, 1865
Pericallia ricini (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Olepa ricini Fabricius, 1775
Pseudophaloe xiphydria Zerny, 1928
Rajendra biguttata Walker, 1855
Rhodareas melanopsis (Walker, 1865)⇒ Spilarctia melanopsis Walker, 1865
Spilarctia (Rhodareas) melanopsis Walker, 1865
Spilarctia albicornis Hampson, 1900
Spilarctia castanea Hampson, 1893
Spilarctia eldorado (Rothschild, 1910)⇒ Spilosoma eldorado Rothschild, 1910
Spilarctia subtestacea Rothschild, 1910
Spilosoma (Diacrisia) obliqua (Walker, 1855)⇒ Spilosoma subtestacea Rothschild, 1910
Spilosoma albicornis (Hampson, 1900)⇒ Spilarctia albicornis Hampson, 1900
Spilosoma castanea (Hampson, 1893)⇒ Spilarctia castanea Hampson, 1893
Spilosoma castaneum Hampson, 1893
Spilosoma eldorado Rothschild, 1910
Spilosoma melanopsis Walker, 1865
Spilosoma subfascia (Walker, 1855)⇒ Lemyra subfascia Walker, 1855
Spilosoma subtestacea Rothschild, 1910
Tatargina (Hindargina) ceylonensis Hampson, 1901
Trichura latifascia ismene Möschler, 1878
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) lotrix Cramer, 1779Arctiinae Moth
Utetheisa pulchella kallima Swinhoe, 1907
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907Crimson Spotted Moth
Utetheisa vaga (Jordan, 1939)⇒ Utetheisa pulchelloides Hampson, 1907

Subnodes of Arctiini with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubtribeArctiina
Leach, 1815
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeCallimorphina
Seitz, 1910
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeCtenuchina
Kirby, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeEuchromiina
Butler, 1876
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeNyctemerina
Kirby, 1892
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePericopina
Walker, 1869
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePhaegopterina
Kirby, 1892
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeSpilosomina
Kirby, 1892
13
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeUtetheisina
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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