Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 109
475
708 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 109
475
708 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 104
469
705 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 87
414
629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
228
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
228
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
228
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
169
248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
157
235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
65
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 31
51 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Abyssinia
31 Genera with 51 Species #ACDEHILMOPSTU
| Alpenus Walker, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amata Fabricius, 1864 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Amsactarctia Berio, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anomis Hubner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aroa Walker, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Casama Walker, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerocala Boisduval, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crypsotidia Rothschild, 2005 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dasychira Hübner, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Digama Moore, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1877 | Lichen Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euproctis Hübner, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropalpia Berio, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1995 | Bloxworth snout | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnarctia Bartel, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laelia Stephens, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metarctia Walker, 1920 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Micralarctia A. Watson, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paramarbla Hübner, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pteredoa Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Seydelia Kiriakoff, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Simplicia Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenilema Hampson, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stracilla Hübner, 1880 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Teracotona Butler, 1917 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thyretes Boisduval, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonodes Guenée, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tytroca Wiltshire, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1939 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Abyssinia
51 Species | Alpenus geminipuncta Hampson, 1916 | | | Amata alicia Butler, 1876 | | | Amata rufina Oberthür, 1878 | | | Amata shoa Hampson, 1898 | | | Amata velatipennis Walker, 1864 | | | Amsactarctia radiosa Pagenstecher, 1903 | | | Anomis sabulifera Guenée, 1852 | Angled Gem | | Aroa quadriplagata Pagenstecher, 1903 | | | Casama impura Hering, 1926 | | | Cerocala confusa Warren, 1913 | | | Crypsotidia digitata Kühne, 2005 | | | Crypsotidia gigantea Kühne, 2005 | | | Dasychira grisea Pagenstecher, 1903 | | | Digama aganais Felder, 1874 | | | Digama albicosta (Pagenstecher, 1903) | ⇒ Digama aganais Felder, 1874 | | Eilema elegans Butler, 1877 | | | Euproctis chrysophaea Walker, 1865 | | | Heteropalpia exarata Mabille, 1890 | | | Hypena abyssinalis Guenée, 1854 | | | Hypena abyssinialis (Guenée, 1854) | ⇒ Hypena abyssinalis Guenée, 1854 | | Hypena padelekorum Lödl, 1995 | | | Ischnarctia cinerea Pagenstecher, 1903 | | | Laelia dabano Collenette, 1934 | | | Laelia diascia (Hampson, 1905) | ⇒ Laelia fracta Schaus & Cle..., 1893 | | Metarctia abyssinibia (Strand, 1920) | ⇒ Metarctia unicolor Oberthür, 1880 | | Metarctia carmel Kiriakoff, 1957 | | | Metarctia erlangeri (Rothschild, 1910) | ⇒ Metarctia unicolor Oberthür, 1880 | | Metarctia haematricha Hampson, 1905 | | | Metarctia kumasina Strand, 1920 | | | Metarctia latipennis (Kiriakoff, 1957) | ⇒ Metarctia haematricha Hampson, 1905 | | Metarctia negusi Kiriakoff, 1957 | | | Metarctia noctis Druce, 1910 | | | Metarctia zegina (Strand, 1920) | ⇒ Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901 | | Micralarctia purus Butler, 1878 | | | Ophiusa dianaris Guenée, 1852 | Grey Drab | | Paramarbla abyssinica Collenette, 1955 | | | Pteredoa atripalpia Hampson, 1910 | | | Seydelia geometrica Oberthür, 1883 | | | Simplicia inarcualis (Zeller, 1852) | ⇒ Simplicia inareolalis Fryer, 1912 | | Spilosoma mediopunctata Pagenstecher, 1903 | | | Stenilema aurantiaca Hampson, 1909 | | | Stracilla abyssinica Hering, 1926 | | | Stracilla translucida Oberthür, 1880 | | | Teracotona (Neoteracotona) postalbida Gaede, 1926 | | | Teracotona neumanni Rothschild, 1933 | | | Teracotona seminigra Hampson, 1905 | | | Teracotona sordida Rothschild, 1917 | | | Thyretes negus Oberthür, 1878 | | | Trigonodes exportata (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Trigonodes hyppasia Cramer, 1779 | | Tytroca alabuensis Wiltshire, 1970 | | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) amhara Jordan, 1939 | |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Abyssinia | Subfamily | Aganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 13
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 8
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Erebidae at artfakta.se
Erebidae at dyntaxa.se
Erebidae at gbif.org
Erebidae at irmng.org
Erebidae at itis.gov
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