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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Andaman and Nicobar Islands (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
175
712
1028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
175
712
1028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
163
681
983
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
103
554
827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
22
172
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
22
172
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
22
172
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
125
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
119
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
2
30
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
19
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Andaman and Nicobar Islands
19 Genera with 28 Species
Anthophila Haworth, 1875Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Areas Walker, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Asota Hübner, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Athyrma Hübner, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Avatha Walker, 18884SpeciesTaxom
Avitta Walker, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 0Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Creatonotos Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Eudocima Billberg, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Euplocia Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Khadira Moore, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Leptosia Hübner, 1793Psyche1SpeciesTaxom
Numenes Walker, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Nyctemera Hübner, 1874Leptosomas2SpeciesTaxom
Ophideres Boisduval, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Parallelia Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Platyja Hübner, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pleurona Walker, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1877Rattlebox moths2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Andaman and Nicobar Islands
28 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anthophila novarae (Felder, 1875)⇒ Choreutis novarae Felder & Rog..., 1875
Areas cana (Hoeven, 1840)⇒ Areas galactina Hoev., 1840
Areas galactina Hoev., 1840
Areas orientalis (Hoeven, 1840)⇒ Areas galactina Hoev., 1840
Asota egens Walker, 1854
Asota heliconia Linnaeus, 1758Tropical Tiger Moth
Asota plaginota Butler, 1875
Athyrma bubo (Hübner, 1832)⇒ Avatha bubo Geyer, 1832
Avatha complens Walker, 1858
Avatha dohertyi (Moore, 1877)⇒ Avatha stigmata Moore, 1877
Avatha stigmata Moore, 1877
Avatha tripunctata (Pagenstecher, 1888)⇒ Avatha stigmata Moore, 1877
Avitta subsignans Walker, 1858
Catocala actaea actaea
Creatonotos gangis Linnaeus, 1767Hairy caterpillar
Eudocima homaena Hübner, 1816
Euplocia membliaria Cramer-Stoll., 1780Dusky Dancer
Khadira aurantia (Moore, 1877)⇒ Eudocima aurantia Moore, 1877
Leptosia nina Fabricius, 1793Black-spotted White
Numenes trigonalis (Hoeven, 1840)⇒ Areas galactina Hoev., 1840
Nyctemera nicobarensis Reich, 1932
Nyctemera variolosa (Felder, 1874)⇒ Nyctemera nicobarensis Reich, 1932
Ophideres bilineosa (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Eudocima homaena Hübner, 1816
Parallelia absentimacula Guenée, 1852
Platyja ciacula Swinhoe, 1893
Pleurona falcata Walker, 1866
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) antennata Swinhoe, 1893
Utetheisa leucospilota Moore, 1877

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
SubfamilyAganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
9
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths
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