Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Kurunegala (North Western Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 75
299
332 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 75
299
332 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 68
279
309 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 48
254
283 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
198
222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
198
222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
198
222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
147
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
145
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
70
74 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 46
50 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kurunegala
46 Genera with 50 Species #ABCDEFGHLMNOPSTU
| Achaea Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amata Fabricius, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anua Walker, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asota Hübner, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bastilla Swinhoe, 1782 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brana Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceryx Wallengren, 1780 | Orange Spotted Tiger Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chalciope Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Creatonotos Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosiella Hampson, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichromia Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1854 | Lichen Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Entomogramma Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebus Latreille, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1794 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchromia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudocima Billberg, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Falana Moore, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gesonia Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammodes Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hadennia Moore, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemonia Walker, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hulodes Guenée, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1859 | Bloxworth snout | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptosia Hübner, 1793 | Psyche | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lygniodes Guenée, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysimelia Walker, 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nodaria Guenée, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nyctemera Hübner, 1777 | Leptosomas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oeonistis Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olene Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophisma Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oraesia Guenée, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyodes Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Padenia Moore, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parallelia Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plusiodonta Guenée, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polydesma Boisduval, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Progonia Hampson, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prolophota Hampson, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schistophleps Hampson, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Simplicia Guenée, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speiredonia Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonodes Guenée, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1907 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kurunegala
50 Species | Achaea janata Linnaeus, 1758 | Caster oil looper | | Amata passalis Fabricius, 1781 | | | Anua coronata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ | | Asota plana Walker, 1854 | | | Asota producta Butler, 1875 | | | Bastilla crameri Moore, 1885 | | | Bastilla joviana Stoll, 1782 | | | Brana calopasa Walker, 1859 | | | Ceryx imaon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Ceryx godartii Boisduval, 1829 | | Chalciope mygdon Cramer, 1777 | | | Creatonotos gangis Linnaeus, 1767 | Hairy caterpillar | | Cyclosiella dulcicula Swinhoe, 1890 | | | Dichromia sagitta Fabricius, 1775 | | | Eilema antica (Walker, 1854) | ⇒ Eilema anticum Walker, 1854 | | Entomogramma torsa Guenée, 1852 | | | Erebus hieroglyphica Drury, 1773 | | | Eublemma accedens (Wallengren, 1863) | ⇒ Eublemma anachoresis Wallengren, 1863 | | Eublemma dimidialis Fabricius, 1794 | | | Euchromia polymena Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Eudocima cajeta Cramer, 1775 | | | Falana sordida Moore, 1882 | | | Gesonia obeditalis Walker, 1859 | | | Grammodes geometrica Fabricius, 1775 | | | Hadennia jutalis Walker, 1858 | | | Hemonia orbiferana Walker, 1863 | | | Hulodes caranea Cramer, 1780 | | | Hypena laceratalis Walker, 1859 | Hypena moth | | Leptosia nina Fabricius, 1793 | Black-spotted White | | Lygniodes ciliata Moore, 1867 | | | Lysimelia alstoni Holloway, 1979 | | | Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 | | | Nodaria externalis Guenée, 1854 | Nais Metalmark | | Nyctemera (Coleta) coleta Cramer, 1781 | Marbled white moth | | Nyctemera (Nyctemera) lacticinia Cramer, 1777 | | | Oeonistis entella (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Oeonistis altica Bethune-Baker, 1904 | | Olene mendosa Hübner, 1823 | Brown Tussock Moth | | Ophisma gravata Guenée, 1852 | | | Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794 | Small oresia | | Oxyodes scrobiculata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Oxyodes tricolor Guenée, 1852 | | Padenia transversa Walker, 1854 | | | Parallelia onelia Guenée, 1852 | | | Plusiodonta coelonota Kollar & Red..., 1844 | | | Polydesma boarmoides Guenée, 1852 | Moth | | Progonia oileusalis Walker, 1859 | | | Prolophota trigonifera Hampson, 1896 | | | Schistophleps bipuncta (Hampson, 1891) | ⇒ Chamaita ranruna Matsumura, 1927 | | Simplicia bimarginata Walker, 1863 | | | Speiredonia obscura Cramer, 1780 | | | Trigonodes hyppasia Cramer, 1779 | Chaciope Deliana | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907 | Crimson Spotted Moth |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Kurunegala | Subfamily | Aganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 12
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 16
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 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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