AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Tribe Arctiini Leach, 1815 (Tiger Moths)
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
1409
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
242
1409
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
234
1381
1993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
158
1109
1625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
42
561
883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
42
561
883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
42
561
883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
357
582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
342
562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
153
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
68
104
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
24
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeArctiini
Leach, 1815
Tiger Moths
19
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virgin Islands
19 Genera with 27 Species
Apantesis Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Arctia Schrank, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Calidota Dyar, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Composia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cosmosoma Hübner, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Empyreuma Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Eunomia Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Euplagia Hübner, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Eupseudosoma Grote, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Halysidota Hübner, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Horama Hübner, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Hypercompe Hübner, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Nyridela Lucas, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Opharus Walker, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Panaxia Tams, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Phoenicoprocta Druce, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Phragmatobia Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrharctia Packard, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virgin Islands
27 Species
Apantesis nais Drury, 1773Nais Tiger Moth
Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758Garden Tiger
Calidota laqueata Edwards, 1887Scophthalmids
Calidota strigosa Walker, 1855Streaked Calidota
Composia credula Fabricius, 1775
Cosmosoma achemon Fabricius, 1781
Cosmosoma auge Linnaeus, 1767
Empyreuma pugione Linnaeus, 1767Spotted Oleander Caterpillar Moth
Eunomia colombina Fabricius, 1793
Euplagia quadripunctaria Poda, 1761Jersey Tiger
Eupseudosoma involuta Sepp, 1855Broom filefish
Halysidota leda Druce, 1890
Horama panthalon Fabricius, 1793Texas Wasp Moth
Horama pretus Cramer, 1777
Hypercompe caudata Walker, 1855
Hypercompe eridanus Cramer, 1775
Hypercompe icasia Cramer, 1777
Hypercompe simplex Walker, 1855
Nyridela chalciope Hübner, 1827
Opharus bimaculata Dewitz, 1877
Panaxia (Callimorpha) dominula (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Coscinia cribraria Linnaeus, 1758
Panaxia quadripunctaria Poda, 1761
Phoenicoprocta capistrata Fabricius, 1775
Phoenicoprocta partheni Fabricius, 1793
Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758Ruby Tiger
Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797Banded woolly bear
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Utetheisa

Subnodes of Arctiini with occurrences in Virgin Islands
SubtribeArctiina
Leach, 1815
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeCallimorphina
Seitz, 1910
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeEuchromiina
Butler, 1876
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePericopina
Walker, 1869
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePhaegopterina
Kirby, 1892
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeSpilosomina
Kirby, 1892
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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