Checklist for Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
and region Colombo (Western Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 89
244
280 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 89
244
280 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 81
220
250 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 64
203
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
118
134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
118
134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
118
134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
82
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
79
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
30
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
4 Families width 30 Species
Genera for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
30 Genera with 30 Species #ABCELMNOPR
| Aedia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anua Walker, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argina Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asota Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Autoba Walker, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azazia Hübner, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bastilla Swinhoe, 1782 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bocana Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Britha Walker, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carriola Swinhoe, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceryx Wallengren, 1780 | Orange Spotted Tiger Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Creatonotos Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curoba Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyana Walker, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Earias Hübner, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebus Latreille, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchromia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudocima Billberg, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptosia Hübner, 1793 | Psyche | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucania Ochsenheimer, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maliattha Walker, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Mangina Kaleka & Kirti, 2001 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nolasena Walker, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olene Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophisma Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penicillaria Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polydesma Boisduval, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Remigia Hübner, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
30 Species | Aedia leucomelas Linnaeus, 1758 | Eastern Alchymist | | Anua coronata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ | | Argina astrea Drury, 1773 | Crotalaria pod borer | | Asota ficus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Autoba brachygonia Hampson, 1910 | | | Azazia rubricans Boisduval, 1833 | | | Bastilla crameri Moore, 1885 | | | Bastilla joviana Stoll, 1782 | | | Bocana manifestalis Walker, 1859 | Moth | | Britha biguttata Walker, 1866 | | | Carriola ecnomoda Swinhoe, 1907 | | | Ceryx imaon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Ceryx godartii Boisduval, 1829 | | Creatonotos gangis Linnaeus, 1767 | Hairy caterpillar | | Curoba sangarida Cramer, 1781 | | | Cyana puella Drury, 1773 | | | Earias chromataria (Walker, 1863) | ⇒ Earias cupreoviridis Walker, 1862 | | Erebus ephesperis Hübner, 1827 | | | Eublemma accedens (Wallengren, 1863) | ⇒ Eublemma anachoresis Wallengren, 1863 | | Euchromia polymena Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Eudocima cajeta Cramer, 1775 | | | Leptosia nina Fabricius, 1793 | Black-spotted White | | Leucania (Xipholeucania) yu Guenée, 1852 | | | Maliattha signifera Walker, 1857 | | | Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 | | | Nolasena ferrifervens Walker, 1857 | | | Olene mendosa Hübner, 1823 | Brown Tussock Moth | | Ophisma gravata Guenée, 1852 | | | Penicillaria jocosatrix Guenée, 1852 | Largae mango tip borer | | Polydesma boarmoides Guenée, 1852 | Moth | | Remigia mayeri (Boisduval, 1834) | ⇒ Mocis mayeri Boisduval, 1833 |
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Colombo (Sri Lanka) | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 23
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Euteliidae
Grote, 1882
Euteliid Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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