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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
299
2570
5220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
298
2569
5219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
282
2505
5118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
183
1984
4207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
634
980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
48
633
980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
633
980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
470
755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
452
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
162
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
80
113
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth
13
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Bengal
13 Genera with 21 Species
Arctornis Germar, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Calliteara Butler, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Cispia Walker, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Heracula Moore, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Homoeomeria Wallengren, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Leucoma Hübner, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Lymantria Hübner, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Mardara Moore, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Numenes Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Orvasca Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pida Walker, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Bengal
21 Species
Arctornis cygna Moore, 1879
Calliteara complicata Walker, 1865
Cispia venosa Walker, 1862
Dasychira bhana Moore, 1865
Dasychira complicata Walker, 1865
Dasychira flavimacula Moore, 1865
Dasychira tenebrosa Walker, 1865
Euproctis (Sphrageidus) similis Fuessly, 1775Bigspotted triggerfish
Euproctis cervina Moore, 1879
Euproctis dispersa Moore, 1879
Euproctis subfasciata Walker, 1865
Heracula discivitta Moore, 1865
Leucoma cygna (Moore, 1877)⇒ Arctornis cygna Moore, 1879
Lymantria (Lymantria) concolor Walker, 1855
Lymantria (Lymantria) semicincta Walker, 1855
Lymantria (Nyctria) grandis Walker, 1855
Lymantria (Nyctria) mathura Moore, 1865Pink Gypsy Moth
Mardara calligramma Walker, 1865
Numenes siletti Walker, 1855
Orvasca subnotata Walker, 1865
Pida decolorata Walker, 1869

Subnodes of Lymantriinae with occurrences in West Bengal
TribeLymantriini
Hampson, 1893
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNygmiini
Holloway, 1999
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOrgyiini
Wallengren, 1861
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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