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Checklist for Subfamily Lymantriinae Hampson, 1893 (Brown-tail moths)
and region Hong Kong (South-central China, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
325
2686
4513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
325
2686
4513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
2609
4405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1986
3313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
1080
1687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
1080
1687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
1079
1686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
740
1198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
696
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
346
542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
173
310
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth
16
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hong Kong
16 Genera with 31 Species
Aroa Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Artaxa Walker, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Calliteara Butler, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Carriola Swinhoe, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Cifuna Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 19106SpeciesTaxom
Laelia Stephens, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Leucoma Hübner, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Lymantria Hübner, 17935SpeciesTaxom
Nygmia Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Olene Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Orvasca Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pantana Walker, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Perina Hübner, 17871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hong Kong
31 Species
Aroa substrigosa Walker, 1855
Artaxa digramma Boisduval, 1844
Calliteara angulata Hampson, 1895
Calliteara grotei Moore, 1859
Calliteara horsfieldii Saunders, 1851Horsfield's tussock moth
Carriola ecnomoda Swinhoe, 1907
Carriola seminsula Strand, 1915
Cifuna locuples Walker, 1855Bean tussock moth
Dasychira chekiangensis Collenette, 1938
Dasychira nigritula Walker, 1865
Euproctis cryptosticta Collenette, 1934
Euproctis fraterna Moore, 1883Tussock moth
Euproctis inornata Wileman, 1910
Euproctis quadrangularis Moore, 1879
Euproctis seitzi Strand, 1910
Euproctis striata Wileman, 1910
Laelia anamesa Collenette, 1934
Leucoma clara Walker, 1865
Leucoma impressas Snellen, 1877
Lymantria (Lymantria) dissoluta Swinhoe, 1903
Lymantria (Lymantria) sinica Moore, 1879
Lymantria (Nyctria) mathura Moore, 1865Pink Gypsy Moth
Lymantria (Spinotria) iris Strand, 1911
Lymantria (Spinotria) serva Fabricius, 1793Crescent-moon tussock moth
Nygmia plana Walker, 1856
Olene inclusa Walker, 1856
Orgyia postica Walker, 1855Cocoa Tussock Moth
Orvasca subnotata Walker, 1865
Pantana droa Swinhoe, 1906
Pantana visum Hübner, 1825
Perina nuda Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Lymantriinae with occurrences in Hong Kong
TribeLymantriini
Hampson, 1893
5
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNygmiini
Holloway, 1999
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOrgyiini
Wallengren, 1861
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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