Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Matale (Central Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 69
218
266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 69
218
266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 60
187
228 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 44
169
211 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
101
108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
101
108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
101
108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
85
93 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
84
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 2
19
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 15
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Matale
15 Genera with 14 Species | Arcte Kollar, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Artaxa Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brana Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceryx Wallengren, 1780 | Orange Spotted Tiger Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delgamma Moore, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammodes Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haploa Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptosia Hübner, 1793 | Psyche | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantria Hübner, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nechesia Walker, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nyctemera Hübner, 1777 | Leptosomas | 2 | Species | Taxom | Pangora Moore, 1879 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Rajendra Moore, 1879 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Speiredonia Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1907 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Matale
14 Species and 2 Subspecies | Arcte coerula Guenée, 1852 | Ramie Moth | | Artaxa guttata Walker, 1855 | | | Brana calopasa Walker, 1859 | | | Ceryx imaon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Ceryx godartii Boisduval, 1829 | | Delgamma pangonia Guenée, 1852 | Strawberry Cutworm | | Grammodes geometrica Fabricius, 1775 | | | Haploa lecontei vestalis | | | Leptosia nina Fabricius, 1793 | Black-spotted White | | Lymantria (Lymantria) subrosea Swinhoe, 1903 | | | Nechesia albotentata Walker, 1862 | | | Nyctemera (Coleta) coleta Cramer, 1781 | Marbled white moth | | Nyctemera (Nyctemera) lacticinia Cramer, 1777 | | | Speiredonia obscura Cramer, 1780 | | | Utetheisa pulchella kallima Swinhoe, 1907 | |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Matale | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 6
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 4
4 | 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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