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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Amherst (Amherst County, Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
106
273
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
106
273
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
95
256
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
72
219
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
14
77
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
14
77
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
14
77
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
61
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
60
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
2
23
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
9
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Amherst (Amherst County)
9 Genera with 15 Species
Caenurgina McDunnough, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1818Underwing moths7SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1854Bloxworth snout1SpeciesTaxom
Hyphantria Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Panopoda Guenée, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Parallelia Hübner, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Phyprosopus Grote, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrharctia Packard, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amherst (Amherst County)
15 Species
Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809Clover Looper
Catocala andromedae Guenée, 1852Andromeda Underwing
Catocala cara Guenée, 1852Bronze Underwing
Catocala grynea Cramer, 1782Woody Underwing
Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779Beloved Underwing
Catocala relicta Walker, 1857Forsaken Underwing
Catocala retecta Grote, 1872The Yellow-Gray Underwing
Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818Catocala plum
Hypena baltimoralis Guenée, 1854Baltimore Bomolocha
Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773American white moth
Panopoda rufimargo Hübner, 1813Cape sole
Parallelia bistriaris Hübner, 1827Maple Looper
Phyprosopus calligrapha Hampson, 1926Pahu
Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797Banded woolly bear
Zale lunata Drury, 1773Lunate Zale

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Amherst (Amherst County)
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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