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Checklist for Subfamily Lymantriinae Hampson, 1893 (Brown-tail moths)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1719
4069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1717
4067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
1715
4064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1028
2345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
897
2062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
8
476
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
257
678
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth
27
75
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
27 Genera with 75 Species
#ABCDELMNOPST
Arctornis Germar, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Aroa Walker, 18555SpeciesTaxom
Artaxa Walker, 18484SpeciesTaxom
Bembina Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Calliteara Butler, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Carriola Swinhoe, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Casama Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Cispia Walker, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 18834SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 185511SpeciesTaxom
Lacida Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Laelia Stephens, 18555SpeciesTaxom
Leucoma Hübner, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Lymantria Hübner, 179311SpeciesTaxom
Marblepsis Hering, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Noleca Hübner, 05SpeciesTaxom
Numenes Walker, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Nygmia Hübner, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Olene Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Orvasca Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Perina Hübner, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Psalis Hübner, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Somena Walker, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Sphrageidus Maes, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Themaca Hübner, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Trichia Hübner, 1861Helicellid1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
75 Species and 1 Subspecies
Arctornis cygna Moore, 1879
Arctornis submarginata Walker, 1855
Arctornis subvitrea Walker, 1865
Aroa major Hampson, 1893
Aroa maxima Hampson, 1893
Aroa plana Walker, 1855
Aroa sienna Hampson, 1891
Aroa subnotata Walker, 1855
Artaxa angulata Matsumura, 1927
Artaxa digramma Boisduval, 1844
Artaxa guttata Walker, 1855
Artaxa vitellina Kollar, 1848
Bembina apicalis Walker, 1855
Calliteara horsfieldii Saunders, 1851Horsfield's tussock moth
Carriola ecnomoda Swinhoe, 1907
Carriola fenestrata Hampson, 1893
Casama vilis Walker, 1865
Cispia alba Moore, 1879
Cispia punctifascia Walker, 1855
Dasychira mendosa Hübner, 1823Brown tussock moth
Dasychira moerens Felder, 1894
Dasychira thwaitesi Moore, 1883
Dasychira thwaitesii (Moore, 1883)⇒ Hoplojana politzari Basquin, 2013
Euproctis bimaculata Walker, 1855
Euproctis cervina Moore, 1879
Euproctis flavinata Walker, 1865
Euproctis fraterna Moore, 1883Tussock moth
Euproctis fulvipuncta Hampson, 1893
Euproctis hypopyra Collenette, 1947
Euproctis latifascia Walker, 1855Darjeeling hairy tea caterpillar
Euproctis lunata Walker, 1855
Euproctis rhoda Swinhoe, 1891
Euproctis semisignata Walker, 1865
Euproctis varians Walker, 1855
Lacida costalis Walker, 1855
Laelia cardinalis Hampson, 1893
Laelia exclamationis Kollar, 1848
Laelia fasciata Moore, 1883
Laelia suffusa Walker, 1855
Laelia testacea Walker, 1855
Leucoma cryptadia Collenette, 1938
Leucoma submarginata Walker, 1855
Lymantria (Beatria) fuliginosa Moore, 1883
Lymantria (Beatria) marginata Walker, 1855
Lymantria (Lymantria) subrosea Swinhoe, 1903
Lymantria (Lymantria) todara Moore, 1879
Lymantria (Nyctria) grandis Walker, 1855
Lymantria (Porthetria) ampla Walker, 1855
Lymantria (Porthetria) costalis Walker, 1865
Lymantria (Porthetria) detersa Walker, 1865
Lymantria (Porthetria) incerta Walker, 1855
Lymantria (Spinotria) nussi Schintlmeister, 2004
Lymantria (Spinotria) serva Fabricius, 1793Crescent-moon tussock moth
Marblepsis tiphia Swinhoe, 1903
Noleca hapugowala
Noleca kabaragola
Noleca koluandura
Noleca nittimaluna
Noleca watukaragoda
Numenes contrahens delta Strand, 1915
Nygmia icilia Stoll, 1790
Nygmia xanthomela Walker, 1862
Olene mendosa Hübner, 1823Brown Tussock Moth
Orgyia postica Walker, 1855Cocoa Tussock Moth
Orgyia viridescens Walker, 1855
Orvasca subnotata Walker, 1865
Perina nuda Fabricius, 1787
Psalis falcata (Walker, 1865)⇒ Psalis pennatula Fabricius, 1793
Psalis pennatula Fabricius, 1793Yellow hairy caterpillar
Somena exigua Nietner, 1861
Somena scintillans Walker, 1856Yellow tail tussock moth
Sphrageidus similis (Fuessly, 1775)⇒ Euproctis similis Fuessly, 1775
Sphrageidus xanthorrhoea Kollar, 1848
Themaca comparata Walker, 1865
Trichia exigua (Nietner, 1861)⇒ Somena exigua Nietner, 1861

Subnodes of Lymantriinae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
TribeLymantriini
Hampson, 1893
6
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNygmiini
Holloway, 1999
7
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOrgyiini
Wallengren, 1861
8
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



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