Checklist for Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
and region Southern Province (Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 120
365
416 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 120
365
416 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 108
334
376 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 76
289
331 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
151
175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
151
175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
151
175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
104
126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
104
126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
33
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Southern Province (Sri Lanka)
3 Families width 34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Southern Province (Sri Lanka)
33 Genera with 34 Species #ABCDEGHLMNOPRSTX
| Aegocera Latreille, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amata Fabricius, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anoba Walker, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asota Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bocana Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brana Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brithys Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 0 | Underwing moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cercophora Hübner, 1819 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chalciope Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Creatonotos Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curoba Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichromia Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebus Latreille, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudocima Billberg, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gesonia Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammodes Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hulodes Guenée, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptosia Hübner, 1793 | Psyche | 1 | Species | Taxom | Miltochrista Hübner, 1819 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mosara Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nyctemera Hübner, 1777 | Leptosomas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Orvasca Walker, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pindara Moore, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Progonia Hampson, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prospalta Walker, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Remigia Hübner, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speiredonia Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1775 | Armyworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tinolius Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonodes Guenée, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthodes Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southern Province (Sri Lanka)
34 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aegocera venulia Cramer, 1777 | | | Amata passalis Fabricius, 1781 | | | Amata thoracica Moore, 1877 | | | Anoba pectinata Hampson, 1896 | | | Asota caricae Fabricius, 1775 | Tropical Tiger Moth | | Bocana manifestalis Walker, 1859 | Moth | | Brana calopasa Walker, 1859 | | | Brithys crini Fabricius, 1775 | Amaryllis Borer | | Catocala actaea actaea | | | Chalciope mygdon Cramer, 1777 | | | Creatonotos gangis Linnaeus, 1767 | Hairy caterpillar | | Curoba sangarida Cramer, 1781 | | | Dichromia sagitta Fabricius, 1775 | | | Erebus ephesperis Hübner, 1827 | | | Eudocima (Elygea) materna Linnaeus, 1767 | Dot underwing moth | | Eudocima (Othreis) phalonia Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Gesonia obeditalis Walker, 1859 | | | Grammodes geometrica Fabricius, 1775 | | | Hulodes caranea Cramer, 1780 | | | Leptosia nina Fabricius, 1793 | Black-spotted White | | Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 | | | Mosara apicalis Walker, 1855 | Stallings´ Flat | | Nyctemera (Coleta) coleta Cramer, 1781 | Marbled white moth | | Nyctemera (Nyctemera) lacticinia Cramer, 1777 | | | Orvasca subnotata Walker, 1865 | | | Pindara illibata Fabricius, 1775 | | | Progonia oileusalis Walker, 1859 | | | Prospalta dolorosa Walker, 1865 | | | Remigia mayeri (Boisduval, 1834) | ⇒ Mocis mayeri Boisduval, 1833 | | Speiredonia obscura Cramer, 1780 | | | Spodoptera litura Fabricius, 1775 | Armyworm | | Tinolius eburneigutta Walker, 1855 | | | Trigonodes cephise Cramer, 1779 | | | Xanthodes intersepta Guenée, 1852 | |
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Southern Province (Sri Lanka) | Family | Ctenuchidae
W. Kirby, 1837
Ctenuchid moths, Scape moths, Wasp moths | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 23
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 9
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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