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List of moths of Sri Lanka

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List of moths of Sri Lanka
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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.

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Location of Sri Lanka

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

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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.

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Within Sri Lanka, the latest revision of lepidopterans described 1903 species with 58 families of butterflies and moths. Out of these 1905 species, 208 species are butterflies and 1697 species are moths.[1]The endemic genus Patulognatha with two new species were recorded in 2024.[2]

The family-wise number of moth species are:

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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

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Gesonia obeditalis
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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

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Noctuinae

Pantheinae

Plusiinae - looper moths

Stictopterinae

Tinoliinae

Toxocampinae

Xyleninae

Nolidae - nolid moths

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Ophthalmitis herbidaria

Notodontidae - prominent moths

Oecophoridae

Stathmopodinae

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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

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