Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Colombo (Western Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 89
244
280 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 89
244
280 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 81
220
250 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 64
203
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
118
134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
118
134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
118
134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
82
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
79
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
30
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 23
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
23 Genera with 23 Species #ABCELMOP
| Aedia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anua Walker, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argina Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asota Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Autoba Walker, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bastilla Swinhoe, 1782 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bocana Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Britha Walker, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carriola Swinhoe, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceryx Wallengren, 1780 | Orange Spotted Tiger Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Creatonotos Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curoba Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyana Walker, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebus Latreille, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchromia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudocima Billberg, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptosia Hübner, 1793 | Psyche | 1 | Species | Taxom | Mangina Kaleka & Kirti, 2001 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olene Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophisma Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polydesma Boisduval, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
23 Species | Aedia leucomelas Linnaeus, 1758 | Eastern Alchymist | | Anua coronata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ | | Argina astrea Drury, 1773 | Crotalaria pod borer | | Asota ficus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Autoba brachygonia Hampson, 1910 | | | Bastilla crameri Moore, 1885 | | | Bastilla joviana Stoll, 1782 | | | Bocana manifestalis Walker, 1859 | Moth | | Britha biguttata Walker, 1866 | | | Carriola ecnomoda Swinhoe, 1907 | | | Ceryx imaon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Ceryx godartii Boisduval, 1829 | | Creatonotos gangis Linnaeus, 1767 | Hairy caterpillar | | Curoba sangarida Cramer, 1781 | | | Cyana puella Drury, 1773 | | | Erebus ephesperis Hübner, 1827 | | | Eublemma accedens (Wallengren, 1863) | ⇒ Eublemma anachoresis Wallengren, 1863 | | Euchromia polymena Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Eudocima cajeta Cramer, 1775 | | | Leptosia nina Fabricius, 1793 | Black-spotted White | | Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 | | | Olene mendosa Hübner, 1823 | Brown Tussock Moth | | Ophisma gravata Guenée, 1852 | | | Polydesma boarmoides Guenée, 1852 | Moth |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Colombo (Sri Lanka) | Subfamily | Aganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 7
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Erebidae at artfakta.se
Erebidae at dyntaxa.se
Erebidae at gbif.org
Erebidae at irmng.org
Erebidae at itis.gov
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