Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Galle (Southern Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 81
231
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 81
231
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 72
210
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 53
185
207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
114
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
114
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
114
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 1
14
14 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Galle
1 Family width 14 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Galle
14 Genera with 14 Species | Ampittia Moore, 1793 | Bush hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Badamia Moore, 1775 | Brown Awl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caprona Wallengren, 1868 | Angles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erionota Mabille, 1941 | Palm Redeye | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iambrix Watson, 1865 | Chestnut Bobs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potanthus Scudder, 1862 | Dart species | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Suastus Moore, 1798 | Palm bob | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tagiades Hübner, 1781 | Clouded Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taractrocera Butler, 1793 | Grass Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Udaspes Moore, 1775 | Grass demon | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Galle
14 Species and 3 Subspecies | Ampittia dioscorides Fabricius, 1793 | Bush Hopper | | Badamia exclamationis Fabricius, 1775 | Brown Awl | | Caprona ransonnettii Felder, 1868 | Golden Angle | | Erionota torus Evans, 1941 | Banana Skipper | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Iambrix salsala Moore, 1865 | Ceylon Palm Bob | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Potanthus confucius Felder & Felder, 1862 | Chinese Dart | | Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852 | Charybdis Firetip | | Suastus gremius Fabricius, 1798 | Ceylon Ace | | Tagiades japetus Stoll, 1781 | Black & White Flat | | Taractrocera maevius Fabricius, 1793 | Common | | Udaspes folus Cramer, 1775 | Chestnut Bob |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Galle
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