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Checklist for Tribe Elymniini Herrich-Schäffer, 1864 (True browns)
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
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
78
169
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets
18
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeElymniini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1864
True browns
3
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
3 Genera with 11 Species
Elymnias Hübner, 1874Palmflies2SpeciesTaxom
Hanipha Moore, 01SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 0Foresters8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
11 Species
Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, 1763Common Palmfly
Elymnias singhala Moore, 1874Ceylon Palmfly
Hanipha sihala
Lethe daretis Hewitson, 1863Ceylon Treebrown
Lethe drypetis Hewitson, 1863Scarce Lilacfork
Lethe dynasteCeylon Forester
Lethe dynsate Hewitson, 1863Bamboo Treebrown
Lethe europa Fabricius, 1775Bamboo Tree-brown
Lethe rohria Fabricius, 1787Common Tree Brown
Lethe sihala (Moore, 1872)⇒ Lethe dynsate Hewitson, 1863
Lethe sinhala

Subnodes of Elymniini with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubtribeElymniina
Herrich-Schaeffer, 1864
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeLethina
Reuter, 1896
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elymniini at artfakta.se
Elymniini at dyntaxa.se
Elymniini at itis.gov