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Checklist for Subfamily Lymantriinae Hampson, 1893 (Brown-tail moths)
and region Darjeeling (West Bengal, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
136
883
1613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
136
883
1613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
132
879
1610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
89
777
1495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
282
417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
281
417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
281
417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
253
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
245
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
69
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
31
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth
8
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Darjeeling
8 Genera with 14 Species
Cispia Walker, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Heracula Moore, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Homoeomeria Wallengren, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Lymantria Hübner, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Mardara Moore, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Numenes Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Darjeeling
14 Species
Cispia venosa Walker, 1862
Dasychira bhana Moore, 1865
Dasychira complicata Walker, 1865
Dasychira flavimacula Moore, 1865
Dasychira tenebrosa Walker, 1865
Euproctis cervina Moore, 1879
Euproctis dispersa Moore, 1879
Euproctis subfasciata Walker, 1865
Heracula discivitta Moore, 1865
Lymantria (Lymantria) concolor Walker, 1855
Lymantria (Nyctria) grandis Walker, 1855
Lymantria (Nyctria) mathura Moore, 1865Pink Gypsy Moth
Mardara calligramma Walker, 1865
Numenes siletti Walker, 1855

Subnodes of Lymantriinae with occurrences in Darjeeling
TribeLymantriini
Hampson, 1893
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOrgyiini
Wallengren, 1861
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Lymantriinae at artfakta.se
Lymantriinae at dyntaxa.se
Lymantriinae at itis.gov