Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Alamo (Contra Costa County, California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 46
197
251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 46
197
251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 44
195
249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 35
186
240 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
159
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
159
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
159
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
107
147 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
101
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
58
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 17
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Alamo (Contra Costa County)
17 Genera with 27 Species | Anticarsia Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bleptina Guenée, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bulia Walker, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenurgina McDunnough, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cisthene Walker, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drasteria Hübner, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Estigmene Hübner, 1773 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forsebia Richards, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1798 | Bloxworth snout | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypocala Guenée, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idia Hübner, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipotis Hübner, 1852 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Schrankia Hübner, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Toxonprucha Möschler, 1883 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zale Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Alamo (Contra Costa County)
27 Species | Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818 | Cutworm Moth | | Bleptina caradrinalis Guenée, 1854 | Bent Winged Owlet | | Bulia deducta Morrison, 1875 | | | Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780 | Common Grass Moth | | Cisthene unifascia Grote & Robi..., 1868 | Banded Lichen Moth | | Drasteria pallescens Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Cowhead Arches | | Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773 | Acraea Moth | | Eublemma minima Guenée, 1852 | Everlasting Bud Moth | | Forsebia cinis Guenée, 1852 | Forsebia Moth | | Hypena minualis Guenée, 1854 | Sooty Bomolocha Moth | | Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798 | Black Snout | | Hypocala andremona Stoll, 1781 | Andremona moth | | Idia aemula Hübner, 1813 | Common Idia | | Melipotis acontioides Guenée, 1852 | Royal Poinciana Moth | | Melipotis agrotoides Walker, 1857 | | | Melipotis cellaris Guenée, 1852 | Cellar Melipotis | | Melipotis fasciolaris Hübner, 1823 | Fasciolated Melipotis | | Melipotis indomita Walker, 1857 | Indomitable Melipotis | | Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Melipotis novanda Guenée, 1852 | | | Melipotis perpendicularis Guenée, 1852 | | | Schrankia macula Druce, 1891 | Black-spotted Schrankia | | Toxonprucha clientis Grote, 1882 | | | Toxonprucha crudelis Grote, 1882 | Cruel Toxonprucha | | Toxonprucha volucris Grote, 1883 | Bird Toxonprucha | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Utetheisa | | Zale lunata Drury, 1773 | Lunate Zale |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Alamo (Contra Costa County) | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 7
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Eulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypenodinae
Forbes, 1954
Hypenodine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypocalinae
Guenée, 1852
| 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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