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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
116
366
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
116
366
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
106
334
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
76
296
354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
174
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
174
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
174
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
1
9
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Province (Sri Lanka)
1 Family width 10 Species
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Province (Sri Lanka)
9 Genera with 10 Species
Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1775Scrub Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Ampittia Moore, 1793Bush hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Borbo W.H. Evans, 1866Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Iambrix Watson, 1865Chestnut Bobs1SpeciesTaxom
Pedesta Hemming, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelopidas F. Walker, 1869Branded Swifts2SpeciesTaxom
Suastus Moore, 1798Palm bob1SpeciesTaxom
Telicota Moore, 1775Palm Darts2SpeciesTaxom
Udaspes Moore, 1775Grass demon1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Province (Sri Lanka)
10 Species
Aeromachus pygmaeus Fabricius, 1775Pigmy Scrub Hopper
Ampittia dioscorides Fabricius, 1793Bush Hopper
Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866Formosan Swift
Iambrix salsala Moore, 1865Ceylon Palm Bob
Pelopidas agna Moore, 1865Bengal Swift
Pelopidas conjuncta Herrich-Schä..., 1869Conjoined Swift
Suastus gremius Fabricius, 1798Ceylon Ace
Telicota bambusae Moore, 1878Dark Palm Dart
Telicota colon Fabricius, 1775Common Darter
Udaspes folus Cramer, 1775Chestnut Bob

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Western Province (Sri Lanka)
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
9
10
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom