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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Gampaha (Western Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
46
105
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
46
105
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
40
92
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
36
88
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
14
54
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
14
54
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
14
54
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
47
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
46
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
10
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
6
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gampaha
6 Genera with 5 Species
Amata Fabricius, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Bastilla Swinhoe, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Creatonotos Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Leptosia Hübner, 1793Psyche1SpeciesTaxom
Nyctemera Hübner, 1781Leptosomas1SpeciesTaxom
Olene Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gampaha
5 Species
Amata passalis Fabricius, 1781
Creatonotos gangis Linnaeus, 1767Hairy caterpillar
Leptosia nina Fabricius, 1793Black-spotted White
Nyctemera (Coleta) coleta Cramer, 1781Marbled white moth
Olene mendosa Hübner, 1823Brown Tussock Moth

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Gampaha
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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