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Checklist for Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
and region Kandy (Central Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
154
481
633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
154
481
633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
441
569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
88
363
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
21
183
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
21
183
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
21
183
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
145
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
141
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
30
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kandy
3 Families width 30 Species and 2 Subspecies
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths22SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms7SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kandy
30 Genera with 30 Species
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Amata Fabricius, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Amyna Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Artaxa Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Ataboruza Holloway, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Bastilla Swinhoe, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Ceryx Wallengren, 1780Orange Spotted Tiger Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Chalciope Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Chamaita Walker, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Creatonotos Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Curoba Walker, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Earias Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Eupatula Ragonot, 17681SpeciesTaxom
Haploa Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Leptosia Hübner, 1793Psyche1SpeciesTaxom
Miltochrista Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Nyctemera Hübner, 1781Leptosomas1SpeciesTaxom
Oeonistis Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Olene Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Othreis Hübner, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Oxyodes Guenée, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pindara Moore, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Polytela Guenée, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Porphyrinia guen�..., 18551SpeciesTaxom
Saroba Walker, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Sericia Guenée, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Tinolius Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Trigonodes Guenée, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1907Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom
Zurobata Walker, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kandy
30 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amata passalis Fabricius, 1781
Amata thoracica Moore, 1877
Amyna axis (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Ilattia axis Guenée, 1852
Artaxa guttata Walker, 1855
Ataboruza divisa Walker, 1862
Bastilla crameri Moore, 1885
Ceryx imaon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Ceryx godartii Boisduval, 1829
Chalciope mygdon Cramer, 1777
Chamaita nympha Moore, 1887
Creatonotos gangis Linnaeus, 1767Hairy caterpillar
Curoba sangarida Cramer, 1781
Earias vittella Fabricius, 1794Cotton spotted bollworm
Eupatula macrops (Linnaeus, 1768)⇒ Erebus walkeri Butler, 1875
Haploa lecontei vestalis
Leptosia nina Fabricius, 1793Black-spotted White
Nyctemera (Coleta) coleta Cramer, 1781Marbled white moth
Oeonistis entella (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Oeonistis altica Bethune-Baker, 1904
Olene mendosa Hübner, 1823Brown Tussock Moth
Ophiusa tirhaca Cramer, 1773Green drab
Othreis homaena (Hübner, 1827)⇒ Eudocima homaena Hübner, 1816
Oxyodes scrobiculata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Oxyodes tricolor Guenée, 1852
Pindara illibata Fabricius, 1775
Polytela gloriosae Fabricius, 1781
Porphyrinia psilogramma Lederer, 1855
Saroba phoenicias (Hampson, 1926)⇒ Saroba rufescens Pagenstecher, 1884
Sericia itynx Fabricius, 1787
Tinolius eburneigutta Walker, 1855
Trigonodes hyppasia Cramer, 1779Chaciope Deliana
Utetheisa pulchella kallima Swinhoe, 1907
Zurobata vacillans Walker, 1864

Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Kandy
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths
22
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Noctuoidea at artfakta.se
Noctuoidea at dyntaxa.se
Noctuoidea at itis.gov