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Checklist for Subfamily Epipleminae Hampson, 1892 (Scoopwing 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
 
Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths
3
163
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyUraniidae
Blanchard, 1845
Swallowtail Moths
15
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEpipleminae
Hampson, 1892
Scoopwing Moths
9
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
9 Genera with 32 Species
Dirades Holloway, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Dysaethria Turner, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Epiplema Herrich-Schä..., 012SpeciesTaxom
Europlema Holloway, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Gathynia Walker, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Metorthocheilus Hampson, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Monobolodes Warren, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Oroplema Holloway, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Phazaca Walker, 18584SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
32 Species
Dirades leucocera (Hampson, 1891)⇒ Phazaca leucocera Hampson, 1891
Dirades theclata (Guenée, 1857)⇒ Phazaca theclata Guenée, 1858
Dysaethria conflictaria Walker, 1861
Dysaethria fulvihamata Hampson, 1912
Dysaethria obscuraria Moore, 1887
Dysaethria quadricaudata Walker, 1861
Dysaethria rhagavata Walker, 1861
Dysaethria scopocera Hampson, 1896
Epiplema albida Hampson, app..., 1895
Epiplema conflictaria Walker, 1861
Epiplema instabilata Walker, 1866
Epiplema irrorata Moore, 1887
Epiplema latifasciata Moore, 1887
Epiplema obscuraria Moore, 1887
Epiplema quadricaudata (Walker, 1861)⇒ Dysaethria quadricaudata Walker, 1861
Epiplema quadristrigata Walker, 1866
Epiplema rhagavata Walker, 1861
Epiplema simplex (Warren, 1899)⇒ Oroplema simplex Warren, 1899
Epiplema subproximans (Walker, 1861)⇒ Dysaethria quadricaudata Walker, 1861
Epiplema tenebrosa Hampson, 0
Europlema conchiferata Moore, 1887
Europlema desistaria Walker, 1861
Gathynia ferrugata Walker, 1866
Gathynia miraria Walker, 1862
Metorthocheilus emarginata Hampson, 1891
Monobolodes parvinigrata J.D.Holloway, 1998
Monobolodes prunaria Moore, 1887
Oroplema simplex Warren, 1899
Phazaca binotata Walker, 1866
Phazaca erosioides Walker, 1863
Phazaca leucocera Hampson, 1891
Phazaca theclata Guenée, 1858


Links, sources and further information
Epipleminae at itis.gov