Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Kandy (Central Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 154
481
633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 154
481
633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 139
441
569 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 88
363
470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
183
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
183
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
183
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
145
197 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
141
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
30
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 22
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kandy
22 Genera with 22 Species #ABCHLMNOPSTUZ
| Amata Fabricius, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Artaxa Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bastilla Swinhoe, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceryx Wallengren, 1780 | Orange Spotted Tiger Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chalciope Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chamaita Walker, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Creatonotos Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curoba Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haploa Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptosia Hübner, 1793 | Psyche | 1 | Species | Taxom | Miltochrista Hübner, 1819 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Nyctemera Hübner, 1781 | Leptosomas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeonistis Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olene Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyodes Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pindara Moore, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porphyrinia guen�..., 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sericia Guenée, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonodes Guenée, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1907 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zurobata Walker, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kandy
22 Species and 2 Subspecies | Amata passalis Fabricius, 1781 | | | Amata thoracica Moore, 1877 | | | Artaxa guttata Walker, 1855 | | | Bastilla crameri Moore, 1885 | | | Ceryx imaon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Ceryx godartii Boisduval, 1829 | | Chalciope mygdon Cramer, 1777 | | | Chamaita nympha Moore, 1887 | | | Creatonotos gangis Linnaeus, 1767 | Hairy caterpillar | | Curoba sangarida Cramer, 1781 | | | Haploa lecontei vestalis | | | Leptosia nina Fabricius, 1793 | Black-spotted White | | Nyctemera (Coleta) coleta Cramer, 1781 | Marbled white moth | | Oeonistis entella (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Oeonistis altica Bethune-Baker, 1904 | | Olene mendosa Hübner, 1823 | Brown Tussock Moth | | Ophiusa tirhaca Cramer, 1773 | Green drab | | Oxyodes scrobiculata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Oxyodes tricolor Guenée, 1852 | | Pindara illibata Fabricius, 1775 | | | Porphyrinia psilogramma Lederer, 1855 | | | Sericia itynx Fabricius, 1787 | | | Trigonodes hyppasia Cramer, 1779 | Chaciope Deliana | | Utetheisa pulchella kallima Swinhoe, 1907 | | | Zurobata vacillans Walker, 1864 | |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Kandy | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 10
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 7
7 | Genera
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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