Checklist for Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
and region Jaffna (Northern Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 54
143
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 54
143
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 50
124
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 33
107
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
82
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
82
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
82
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
59
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
58
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
23
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Jaffna
3 Families width 21 Species
Genera for Jaffna
23 Genera with 21 Species #ABEGLMNOPRST
| Achaea Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1794 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aegocera Latreille, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amata Fabricius, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amerila Walker, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Artaxa Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Bastilla Swinhoe, 1918 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Britha Walker, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eligma Hubner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudocima Billberg, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gesonia Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptosia Hübner, 1793 | Psyche | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantria Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maliattha Walker, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nola Leach, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeonistis Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyodes Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perina Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polytela Guenée, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Rajendra Moore, 1879 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Sommeria Hübner, 1827 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1775 | Armyworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonodes Guenée, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Jaffna
21 Species | Achaea janata Linnaeus, 1758 | Caster oil looper | | Acontia (Emmelia) marmoralis Fabricius, 1794 | | | Acontia (Emmelia) sexpunctata Fabricius, 1794 | | | Aegocera venulia Cramer, 1777 | | | Amata passalis Fabricius, 1781 | | | Amerila astreus Drury, 1773 | | | Artaxa guttata Walker, 1855 | | | Britha biguttata Walker, 1866 | | | Eligma narcissus Cramer, 1775 | | | Eudocima (Othreis) phalonia Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Gesonia obeditalis Walker, 1859 | | | Leptosia nina Fabricius, 1793 | Black-spotted White | | Lymantria (Spinotria) serva Fabricius, 1793 | Crescent-moon tussock moth | | Maliattha signifera Walker, 1857 | | | Nola lucidalis Walker, 1865 | | | Oeonistis entella (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Oeonistis altica Bethune-Baker, 1904 | | Oxyodes scrobiculata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Oxyodes tricolor Guenée, 1852 | | Perina nuda Fabricius, 1787 | | | Polytela gloriosae Fabricius, 1781 | | | Spodoptera litura Fabricius, 1775 | Armyworm | | Trigonodes hyppasia Cramer, 1779 | Chaciope Deliana |
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Jaffna | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 16
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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