Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Ratnapura (Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 110
320
384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 110
320
384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 97
285
328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 64
241
279 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
167
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
167
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
167
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
136
164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
134
162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
49
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 33
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ratnapura
33 Genera with 38 Species #ABCDEHLMNOPRSU
| Amata Fabricius, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amerila Walker, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Artaxa Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asota Hübner, 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bastilla Swinhoe, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carriola Swinhoe, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceryx Wallengren, 1780 | Orange Spotted Tiger Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chamaita Walker, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Creatonotos Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diduga Moore, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1854 | Lichen Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebus Latreille, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ericeia Walker, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudocima Billberg, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Haploa Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hulodes Guenée, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypocala Guenée, 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptosia Hübner, 1793 | Psyche | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mecodina Guenée, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nyctemera Hübner, 1781 | Leptosomas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeonistis Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Padenia Moore, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pangora Moore, 1879 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Plusiodonta Guenée, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psimada Walker, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ramadasa Moore, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rusicada Hubner, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serrodes Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingomorpha Guenée, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sympis Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ulotrichopus Wallengren, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1907 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ratnapura
38 Species and 2 Subspecies | Amata passalis Fabricius, 1781 | | | Amata thoracica Moore, 1877 | | | Amerila astreus Drury, 1773 | | | Artaxa guttata Walker, 1855 | | | Asota ficus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Asota plana Walker, 1854 | | | Asota producta Butler, 1875 | | | Bastilla crameri Moore, 1885 | | | Bastilla fulvotaenia Guenée, 1852 | | | Carriola fenestrata Hampson, 1893 | | | Ceryx imaon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Ceryx godartii Boisduval, 1829 | | Chamaita nympha Moore, 1887 | | | Creatonotos gangis Linnaeus, 1767 | Hairy caterpillar | | Diduga flavicostata Snellen, 1879 | | | Eilema antica (Walker, 1854) | ⇒ Eilema anticum Walker, 1854 | | Erebus ephesperis Hübner, 1827 | | | Ericeia eriophora Guenée, 1852 | | | Eudocima (Eudocima) salaminia Cramer, 1777 | Fruit-piercing moth | | Eudocima cajeta Cramer, 1775 | | | Haploa lecontei vestalis | | | Hulodes caranea Cramer, 1780 | | | Hypocala deflorata Fabricius, 1794 | Moth | | Hypocala violacea Butler, 1879 | | | Leptosia nina Fabricius, 1793 | Black-spotted White | | Mecodina praecipua Walker, 1865 | | | Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 | | | Nyctemera (Coleta) coleta Cramer, 1781 | Marbled white moth | | Oeonistis entella (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Oeonistis altica Bethune-Baker, 1904 | | Padenia transversa Walker, 1854 | | | Plusiodonta coelonota Kollar & Red..., 1844 | | | Psimada quadripennis Walker, 1858 | | | Ramadasa pavo Walker, 1856 | | | Rusicada combinans Walker, , 1858&, 1857 | | | Serrodes campana (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Serrodes partita Fabricius, 1775 | | Sphingomorpha chlorea Cramer, 1777 | | | Sympis rufibasis Guenée, 1852 | | | Ulotrichopus rama Moore, 1885 | | | Utetheisa pulchella kallima Swinhoe, 1907 | |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Ratnapura | Subfamily | Aganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 13
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 12
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypocalinae
Guenée, 1852
| 1
2 | Genus
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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