Checklist of Family Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 (Cup moths)
for Sri Lanka (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 526
6183
14457 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 523
6178
14450 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 501
6074
14217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 315
4618
11439 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
1716
4057 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
1714
4055 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 66
1712
4052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 34
588
1549 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
| 7
40
103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths | 4
27
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Limacodidae
Duponchel, 1845
Cup moths, Limacodids, Saddleback caterpillar moths | 13
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sri Lanka
13 Genera with 25 Species | Altha Walker, 1865 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aphendala Walker, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Birthama Walker, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cheromettia Moore, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Darna Walker, 1883 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macroplectra Hampson, 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Miresa Walker, 1931 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Narosa Walker, 1937 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Natada Walker, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyplax Hampson, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopelodes Westwood, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spatulifimbria Hampson, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thosea Walker, 1877 | Nettle grubs | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sri Lanka
25 Species | Altha (Altha) nivea Walker, 1862 | | | Altha (Belgoraea) adala Moore, 1859 | | | Altha (Belgoraea) subnotata Walker, 1865 | | | Aphendala ferreogrisea Hampson, 1910 | | | Aphendala recta Hampson, 1893 | | | Birthama obliquifascia (Hamspon, 1893) | ⇒ Cania obliquifascia Hampson, 1900 | | Cheromettia apicata Moore, 1879 | | | Cheromettia ferruginea Moore, 1877 | | | Darna fraterna Moore, 1883 | | | Darna sericea Hampson, 1893 | | | Darna signata Moore, 1883 | | | Macroplectra ceylonica Hampson, 1906 | | | Macroplectra nararia Moore, 1859 | | | Miresa albipuncta Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | | Miresa argentifera Walker, 1855 | | | Miresa sibinoides Hering, 1931 | | | Narosa conspersa Walker, 1855 | Slug caterpillar | | Narosa fletcheri West, 1937 | | | Natada sericea (Hampson, 1893) | ⇒ Perola subpunctata Walker, 1855 | | Oxyplax ochracea Moore, 1883 | | | Scopelodes venosa Walker, 1855 | Blackish cochlid | | Spatulifimbria castaneiceps Hampson, 1893 | | | Thosea aperiens Walker, 1865 | | | Thosea cana Walker, 1865 | Green nettle grub | | Thosea cervina Moore, 1877 | Assam nettle grub |
Subnodes of Limacodidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
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