Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Adelaide (South Australia, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 193
718
945 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 193
718
945 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 185
706
932 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 118
521
713 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
146
169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
146
169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 36
143
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
90
105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
83
96 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
32
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 10
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Adelaide
10 Genera with 8 Species | Acyphas Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aedia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castulo Walker, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euproctis Hübner, 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mataeomera Butler, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantydia Guenée, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phenacomorpha Turner, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teia Ochsenheimer, 1810 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1907 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Adelaide
8 Species | Aedia leucomelas Linnaeus, 1758 | Eastern Alchymist | | Euproctis edwardsii Newman, 1856 | Mistletoe browntail moth | | Euproctis marginalis (Walker, 1855) | ⇒ Euproctis similis Fuessly, 1775 | | Pantydia diemeni Guenée, 1852 | | | Pantydia sparsa Guenée, 1852 | Noctuid Moth | | Phenacomorpha bisecta Lucas, 1891 | Bisected Footman | | Spilosoma glatignyi (Le Guillou, 1841) | ⇒ Ardonea metallica Schaus, 1892 | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907 | Crimson Spotted Moth |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Adelaide | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 4
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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