Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Puttalam (North Western Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 47
87
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 47
87
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 44
75
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 39
70
74 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 17
39
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 17
39
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 17
39
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
25
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
23
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Puttalam
10 Families width 23 Species and 1 Subspecies | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae (Blanchard, 1845) | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae (Leach, 1815) | Cankerworm moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Puttalam
23 Genera with 23 Species #ABCDEHJMOPSTY
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acraea Fabricius, 1758 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aegocera Latreille, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1883 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataboruza Holloway, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brithys Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1775 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clanis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1775 | Arabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiplema Herrich-Schä..., 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebus Latreille, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyposidra Guenée, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1763 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maliattha Walker, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mixocera Warren, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oraesia Guenée, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachliopta Reakirt, 1758 | Red-bodied swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pergesa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Semiothisa Hübner, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1864 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Puttalam
23 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acraea terpsichore Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Aegocera venulia Cramer, 1777 | | | Antheraea cingalesa Moore, 1883 | | | Ataboruza divisa Walker, 1862 | | | Brithys crini Fabricius, 1775 | Amaryllis Borer | | Castalius rosimon Fabricius, 1775 | Common Pierrot | | Clanis phalaris phalaris Cramer, 1777 | | | Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775 | Small Salmon Arab | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Epiplema quadricaudata (Walker, 1861) | ⇒ Dysaethria quadricaudata Walker, 1861 | | Erebus hieroglyphica Drury, 1773 | | | Eublemma accedens (Wallengren, 1863) | ⇒ Eublemma anachoresis Wallengren, 1863 | | Hyposidra talaca Walker, 1860 | Black inch worm | | Junonia atlites Linnaeus, 1763 | Gray Pansy | | Maliattha signifera Walker, 1857 | | | Mixocera rectifasciata (Hampson, 1896) | ⇒ Mixocera parvulata Walker, 1863 | | Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794 | Small oresia | | Pachliopta hector Linnaeus, 1758 | Crimson Rose | | Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779 | Green pergesa hawkmoth | | Semiothisa emersaria (Walker, 1861) | ⇒ Chiasmia emersaria Walker, 1861 | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Ypthima ceylonica Hewitson, 1864 | White Four-ring |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Puttalam | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
5
5 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
4
4 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 2
7
7 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
7
7 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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