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Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. The invertebrate fauna is as large as it is common to other regions of the world. There are about 2 million species of arthropods found in the world, and still it is counting. So many new species are discover up to this time also. So it is very complicated and difficult to summarize the exact number of species found within a certain region.

Location of Sri Lanka
Location of Sri Lanka

The following is an incomplete list of the moths of Sri Lanka.


Moth


Moths are lepidopterans that classified together with their beautiful partners, the butterflies. The two types are easily recognized by first sight with a good naked eye. The main differences are as follows.

FeatureButterfliesMoths
Shape and structure of antennaethin slender filamentous antennae which are club-shaped at the end.comb-like or feathery antennae, or filamentous and unclubbed.
Wing-coupling mechanismslack a frenulum.have a frenulum which is a filament arising from the hindwing and coupling (matching up) with barbs on the forewing. The frenulum can be observed only when a specimen is in hand. Some moths have a lobe on the forewing called a jugum that helps in coupling with the hindwing.
Pupaeform an exposed pupa, also termed a chrysalis.moth caterpillars spin a cocoon made of silk within which they metamorphose into the pupal stage.
Colouration of the wingsbright colours on their wings.usually plain brown, grey, white or black and often with obscuring patterns of zigzags or swirls.
Activitydiurnal.nocturnal and crepuscular.
Structure of the bodyhave slender and smoother abdomens.have stout and hairy or furry-looking bodies.
Scalespossess fine scales.larger scales on their wings which makes them look more dense and fluffy.
Appearance of eyesapposition eyes.superposition eyes.
Resting posturefold their wings above their backs when they are perched.rest with their wings spread out to their sides.

Within Sri Lanka, the latest revision of lepidopterans described 1903 species with 58 families of butterflies and moths. Out of these 1903 species, 208 species are butterflies and 1695 species are moths.[1]

The family-wise number of moth species are:

FamilyCommon nameSpecies
Alucitidae-11
Autostichidae-6
Batrachedridae-6
BombycidaeSilkworm moths3
BrachodidaeLittle bear moths6
CallidulidaeDay flying moths1
Carposinidae-4
ChoreutidaeMetalmark moths15
Coleophoridae-1
Coleophoridae-1
CosmopterigidaeCosmet moths30
CossidaeCarpenter millers13
CrambidaeGrass moths266
DrepanidaeHooktip moths9
Depressariidae-2
Dudgeoneidae-1
ElachistidaeGrass miner moths10
EpipyropidaePlanthopper parasite moths3
ErebidaeUnderwing moths466
Ethmiidae-1
EupterotidaeGiant lappet moths15
GelechiidaeTwirler moths66
GeometridaeGeometer moths219
GlyphipterigidaeSedge moths14
GracillariidaeLeaf-blotch miner moths56
HepialidaeGhost moths3
HyblaeidaeTeak moths2
ImmidaeImma moths13
LacturidaeTropical burnet moths2
LasiocampidaeTent moths15
LecithoceridaeLong horned moths95
LimacodidaeSlug caterpillar moths26
LyonetiidaeLyonet moths7
MomphidaeMompha moths4
Nepticulidae-2
NoctuidaeOwlet moths179
NolidaeNolid moths70
NotodontidaeProminent moths40
PlutellidaeDiamondback moths1
PterophoridaePlume moths32
PsychidaeBagworm moths36
PyralidaeSnout moths90
SaturniidaeGiant silkworm moths7
SesiidaeClearwing moths2
SphingidaeSphinx moths55
ThyrididaePicture-winged leaf moths21
TineidaeFungus moths44
TortricidaeLeaf-roller moths174
UraniidaeSwallowtail moths31
UrodidaeFalse burnet moths1
XyloryctidaeGiant micromoths2
YponomeutidaeErmine moths2
ZygaenidaeBurnet moths13

Checklist of species



Alucitidae



Autostichidae



Batrachedridae



Bombycidae



Brachodidae - little bear moths



Callidulidae - day-flying moths



Carposinidae



Choreutidae - metalmark moths



Coleophoridae



Copromorphidae



Cosmopterigidae - cosmet moths



Cossidae - carpenter millers



Crambidae



Acentropinae


Crambinae


Cybalomiinae


Epipaschiinae


Evergestinae


Musotiminae


Noordinae


Odontiinae


Pyraustinae


Schoenobiinae


Scopariinae


Spilomelinae - spilomeline moths


Wurthiinae


Drepanidae - hooktip and false owlet moths



Depressariidae



Dudgeoneidae



Elachistidae - grass-miner moths



Epipyropidae - planthopper parasite moths



Erebidae - underwing moths



Aganainae


Anobinae - anobine moths


Arctiinae - tiger and lichen moths


Boletobiinae


Calpinae - fruit-piercing moths

Gesonia obeditalis
Gesonia obeditalis
Serrodes campana
Serrodes campana

Erebinae


Herminiinae - litter moths


Hypeninae - snout moths


Hypenodinae


Lymantriinae - tussock moths


Pangraptinae


Scoliopteryginae


Tinoliinae


Ethmiidae - ethmiid moths



Eupterotidae - giant lappet moths



Gelechiidae - twirler moths



Geometridae - geometer moths



Glyphipterigidae - sedge moths



Gracillariidae - leaf-blotch miner moths



Heliodinidae - sun moths


Hepialidae - ghost moths


Hyblaeidae - teak moths



Immidae - imma moths



Lacturidae - tropical burnet moths



Lasiocampidae - tent and lappet moths



Lecithoceridae - long-horned moths



Limacodidae - slug caterpillar moths



Lyonetiidae - lyonet moths



Momphidae - mompha moths



Nepticulidae - nepticulid moths



Noctuidae - owlet moths



Acontiinae - bird dropping moths


Acronictinae


Agaristinae


Amphipyrinae


Bryophilinae


Catocalinae


Condicinae


Eustrotiinae


Euteliinae


Hadeninae - hants moths


Noctuinae


Pantheinae


Plusiinae - looper moths


Stictopterinae


Tinoliinae


Toxocampinae


Xyleninae


Nolidae - nolid moths


Ophthalmitis herbidaria
Ophthalmitis herbidaria

Notodontidae - prominent moths



Oecophoridae



Stathmopodinae


Plutellidae - diamondback moths



Pterophoridae - plume moths



Psychidae - bagworm moths



Pyralidae - pyralid moths



Epipaschiinae


Gallerinae


Phycitinae


Pyralinae


Saturniidae - giant silkworm and royal moths



Sesiidae - clearwing moths



Sphingidae - sphinx moths



Thyrididae - picture-winged leaf moths



Tineidae - fungus moths



Tortricidae - leaf-roller moths



Uraniidae - swallowtail moths



Urodidae - false burnet moths



Xyloryctidae - giant micromoths



Yponomeutidae - ermine moths



Zygaenidae - burnet and forester moths





See also



References


  1. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 via Academia.





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