Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Jaffna (Northern Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 54
143
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 54
143
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 50
124
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 33
107
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
82
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
82
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
82
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
59
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
58
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Jaffna
12 Families width 62 Species | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Jaffna
58 Genera with 62 Species #ABCDEFGHIJLMNOPRSTZ
| Achaea Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1794 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1807 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aegocera Latreille, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amata Fabricius, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amerila Walker, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1883 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Artaxa Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1849 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | Bastilla Swinhoe, 1918 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Britha Walker, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysocrapeda | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1775 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cleora Curtis, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1775 | Arabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Comostola Meyrick, 1861 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1773 | Jezebels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eligma Hubner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1763 | Palmflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudocima Billberg, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1780 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1758 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1848 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gesonia Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1758 | Bluebottles and Jays | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyposidra Guenée, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1896 | Dwarf cream wave | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1758 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptosia Hübner, 1793 | Psyche | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantria Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maliattha Walker, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1758 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nola Leach, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeonistis Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyodes Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1775 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perina Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalacra Walker, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polytela Guenée, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhorachis Meyrick, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Rajendra Moore, 1879 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rathinda Moore, 1775 | Monkeypuzzle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1794 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Somatina Guenée, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Sommeria Hübner, 1827 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1775 | Armyworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassodes Guenée, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Traminda Saalmüller, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonodes Guenée, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trilocha Moore, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1865 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Jaffna
62 Species | Achaea janata Linnaeus, 1758 | Caster oil looper | | Acontia (Emmelia) marmoralis Fabricius, 1794 | | | Acontia (Emmelia) sexpunctata Fabricius, 1794 | | | Actias selene Hübner, 1807 | Indian Luna Moth | | Aegocera venulia Cramer, 1777 | | | Amata passalis Fabricius, 1781 | | | Amerila astreus Drury, 1773 | | | Antheraea cingalesa Moore, 1883 | | | Artaxa guttata Walker, 1855 | | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Britha biguttata Walker, 1866 | | | Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Cassia butterfly | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Chrysocrapeda faganaria Guenée, , 1858 | | | Cigaritis vulcanus Fabricius, 1775 | Common Silverline | | Cleora alienaria Walker, 1860 | | | Cleora injectaria Walker, 1860 | | | Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775 | Small Salmon Arab | | Comostola chlorargyra Walker, 1861 | | | Comostola laesaria Walker, 1861 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Delias eucharis Drury, 1773 | Common Jezebekl | | Eligma narcissus Cramer, 1775 | | | Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Palmfly | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Eudocima (Othreis) phalonia Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Everes lacturnus Godart, 1824 | Indian Cupid | | Freyeria putli Kollar, 1848 | Grass jewel | | Gesonia obeditalis Walker, 1859 | | | Graphium (Graphium) agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758 | Green jay | | Hyposidra talaca Walker, 1860 | Black inch worm | | Idaea gemmaria Hampson, 1896 | | | Junonia (Precis) almana Linnaeus, 1758 | Peacock Pansy | | Junonia (Precis) lemonias Linnaeus, 1758 | Lemon Pansy | | Leptosia nina Fabricius, 1793 | Black-spotted White | | Lymantria (Spinotria) serva Fabricius, 1793 | Crescent-moon tussock moth | | Maliattha signifera Walker, 1857 | | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Plain Sailor | | Nola lucidalis Walker, 1865 | | | Oeonistis entella (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Oeonistis altica Bethune-Baker, 1904 | | Oxyodes scrobiculata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Oxyodes tricolor Guenée, 1852 | | Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 | Checkered Swallowtail | | Papilio polymnestor Cramer, 1775 | Blue Mormon | | Perina nuda Fabricius, 1787 | | | Phalacra vidhisara Walker, 1960 | | | Polytela gloriosae Fabricius, 1781 | | | Pyrrhorachis pyrrhogona Walker, 1866 | | | Rathinda amor Fabricius, 1775 | Monkey Puzzle | | Scopula addictaria Walker, 1861 | | | Scopula emissaria Walker, 1861 | | | Scopula pulchellata Fabricius, 1794 | | | Somatina omicraria Fabricius, 1798 | | | Spodoptera litura Fabricius, 1775 | Armyworm | | Tarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | | Thalassodes antiquadraria (Inoue, 1976) | ⇒ Pelagodes antiquadraria Inoue, 1976 | | Traminda mundissima Walker, 1861 | | | Trigonodes hyppasia Cramer, 1779 | Chaciope Deliana | | Trilocha varians Moore, 1855 | Greenish silk-moth | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Jaffna | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
5
5 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Drepanoidea
Boisduval, 1828
False Owlet Moths, Hook tip moths, Hooktip, Moths | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
10
14 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
23
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
19
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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