Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Galle (Southern Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 81
231
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 81
231
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 72
210
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 53
185
207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
114
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
114
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
114
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
78
93 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
78
93 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
24
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 17
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Galle
17 Genera with 19 Species | Amata Fabricius, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bocana Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 0 | Underwing moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chalciope Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Creatonotos Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichromia Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebus Latreille, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudocima Billberg, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gesonia Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammodes Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hulodes Guenée, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptosia Hübner, 1793 | Psyche | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nyctemera Hübner, 1777 | Leptosomas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Progonia Hampson, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speiredonia Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonodes Guenée, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Galle
19 Species and 1 Subspecies | Amata passalis Fabricius, 1781 | | | Bocana manifestalis Walker, 1859 | Moth | | Catocala actaea actaea | | | Chalciope mygdon Cramer, 1777 | | | Creatonotos gangis Linnaeus, 1767 | Hairy caterpillar | | Dichromia sagitta Fabricius, 1775 | | | Erebus ephesperis Hübner, 1827 | | | Eudocima (Elygea) materna Linnaeus, 1767 | Dot underwing moth | | Eudocima (Othreis) phalonia Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Gesonia obeditalis Walker, 1859 | | | Grammodes geometrica Fabricius, 1775 | | | Hulodes caranea Cramer, 1780 | | | Leptosia nina Fabricius, 1793 | Black-spotted White | | Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 | | | Nyctemera (Coleta) coleta Cramer, 1781 | Marbled white moth | | Nyctemera (Nyctemera) lacticinia Cramer, 1777 | | | Progonia oileusalis Walker, 1859 | | | Speiredonia obscura Cramer, 1780 | | | Trigonodes cephise Cramer, 1779 | |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Galle | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 8
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
1 | Genus
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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