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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Northern Province (Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
102
281
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
102
281
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
97
255
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
70
225
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
114
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
114
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
114
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Province (Sri Lanka)
2 Families width 5 Species
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper4SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Province (Sri Lanka)
5 Genera with 5 Species
Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1908Palm Darts1SpeciesTaxom
Gastropacha Ochsenheimer, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Iambrix Watson, 1865Chestnut Bobs1SpeciesTaxom
Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798Branded Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Udaspes Moore, 1775Grass demon1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Province (Sri Lanka)
5 Species
Cephrenes trichopepla Lower, 1908Yellow Palm Dart
Gastropacha pardale Walker, 1855
Iambrix salsala Moore, 1865Ceylon Palm Bob
Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798Black Branded Swift
Udaspes folus Cramer, 1775Chestnut Bob

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Northern Province (Sri Lanka)
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom