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Checklist for Family Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 (Burnet Forester)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1719
4069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1717
4067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
1715
4064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
34
588
1550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
7
40
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Zygaenoidea
Latreille, 1809
Burnet moths, Burnets, Flannel, Forester moths
4
27
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyZygaenidae
Latreille, 1809
Burnet Forester, Burnet Moths, Burnets, Forester moths
9
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
9 Genera with 33 Species
Callizygaena Felder, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Cerodendra Tremewan, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosia Hübner, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosia Hübner, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Eterusia Hope, 176319SpeciesTaxom
Heteropan Walker, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Procotes Butler, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Thyrassia Butler, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Trypanophora Kollar, 18542SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
33 Species
Callizygaena albipuncta Hampson, 1900
Callizygaena auratus Cramer, 1779
Cerodendra quadripunctata Hampson, 1892
Chalcosia pretiosa Walker, 1862
Chalcosia venosa Walker, 1854
Cyclosia midama Herrich-Schä..., 1853
Cyclosia midamia Herrich-Schä..., 1853
Cyclosia panthona Stoll, 1781
Eterusia aedea Clerck, 1759Red slug caterpillar
Eterusia cingala Linnaeus, 1763Red slug caterpillar
Eterusia dulcis Linnaeus, 1763Red slug caterpillar
Eterusia edocla Linnaeus, 1763Red slug caterpillar
Eterusia formosana (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Eterusia taiwana Wileman, 1911
Eterusia ishigakiana Linnaeus, 1763Red slug caterpillar
Eterusia lepcha (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Eterusia aedea Clerck, 1759
Eterusia magnifica (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Eterusia virescens Linnaeus, 1763
Eterusia micromaculata Linnaeus, 1763Red slug caterpillar
Eterusia okinawana (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Eterusia aedea Clerck, 1759
Eterusia okinoshimensis Linnaeus, 1763Red slug caterpillar
Eterusia postlutea (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Eterusia aedea Clerck, 1759
Eterusia repleta Walker, 1864
Eterusia sakaguchii (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Eterusia aedea Clerck, 1759
Eterusia signata Linnaeus, 1763Red slug caterpillar
Eterusia sinica (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Eterusia aedea Clerck, 1759
Eterusia sugitanii Linnaeus, 1763Red slug caterpillar
Eterusia taiwana Wileman, 1911
Eterusia virescens Linnaeus, 1763Red slug caterpillar
Heteropan scintillans Walker, 1854
Procotes diminuta Walker, 1854
Thyrassia subcordata Walker, 1854
Thyrassia virescens Hampson, 1892
Trypanophora taprobanes (Walker, 1854)⇒ Trypanophora trapobanes Walker, 1854
Trypanophora trapobanes Walker, 1854

Subnodes of Zygaenidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubfamilyCallizygaeninae
Epstein & al., 1998
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChalcosiinae
Walker, 1865
5
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProcridinae
Boisduval, 1828
Procridinids
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Zygaenidae at artfakta.se
Zygaenidae at dyntaxa.se
Zygaenidae at gbif.org
Zygaenidae at irmng.org
Zygaenidae at itis.gov