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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Antigua and Barbuda (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
117
494
808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
117
494
808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
112
484
794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
76
398
672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
262
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
262
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
38
261
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
175
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
148
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
89
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
37
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Antigua and Barbuda
37 Genera with 50 Species
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Acantharctia Aurivillius, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Amata Fabricius, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Archilema Birket-Smith, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Balacra Walker, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Cerynea Walker, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Clytie Hübner, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1954Lichen Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Estigmene Hübner, 1907Ermine Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Eublemma Hübner, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 19773SpeciesTaxom
Eyralpenus Butler, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Galtara Walker, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Heteropalpia Berio, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Holocryptis Lucas, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Horama Hübner, 17933SpeciesTaxom
Hydrillodes Guenée, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1925Bloxworth snout3SpeciesTaxom
Leucoma Hübner, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Logunovium Dubatolov, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Melisoides Strand, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Metarctia Walker, 19423SpeciesTaxom
Mpanjaka Griveaud, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Naarda Walker, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Nanna Birket-Smith, 20142SpeciesTaxom
Phlyctaenogastra Gaede, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Phryganopsis Felder, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Phryganopteryx Saalmüller, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchina Guenée, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Siccia Walker, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Soloe Walker, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Stracilla Hübner, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Tephrialia Hampson, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Tesma Birket-Smith, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Thyretes Boisduval, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom
Zekelita Walker, 19991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antigua and Barbuda
50 Species
Acantharctia bivittata Butler, 1898
Amata rubritincta Hampson, 1903
Archilema nivea Kühne, 2007
Balacra fontainei Kiriakoff, 1953
Cerynea hesuensis Wiltshire, 1983
Clytie orthomelaina Wiltshire, 1986
Eilema tristis de Toulgoët, 1954
Estigmene flaviceps Hampson, 1907
Eublemma geyri Rothschild, 1915
Euproctis rivularis Gaede, 1916
Euproctis rubricosta Fawcett, 1918
Euproctis turlini Griveaud, 1977
Eyralpenus paucipunctata Kiriakoff, 1963
Galtara convergens de Toulgoët, 1979
Galtara laportei de Toulgoët, 1979
Heteropalpia asiria Wiltshire, 1988
Holocryptis neavei Fletcher D. S., 1961
Horama panthalon Fabricius, 1793Texas Wasp Moth
Horama stoneri (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Horama texana Fabricius, 1793
Horama texana Fabricius, 1793Texas Wasp Moth
Hydrillodes borbonica de Joannis, 1932
Hypena eugrapha (Fletcher D. S., 1963)⇒ Trichypena eugrapha Fletcher, 1963
Hypena kingdoni (Viette, 1968)⇒ Trichypena kingdoni Viette, 1968
Hypena neoplyta Prout, 1925
Leucoma lechrisemata Collenette, 1959
Logunovium costalis Kiriakoff, 1954
Melipotis contorta Guenée, 1852
Melisoides collartorum Kiriakoff, 1953
Metarctia erlangeri (Rothschild, 1910)⇒ Metarctia unicolor Oberthür, 1880
Metarctia heringi Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia usta (Debauche, 1942)⇒ Metarctia lugubris Gaede, 1926
Mpanjaka polioides Collenette, 1959
Naarda melanommoides Krüger, 2005
Nanna kamerunica Kühne, 2007
Nanna luteolata Kühne, 2014
Phlyctaenogastra britae Kühne, 2010
Phryganopsis taeniata Kiriakoff, 1958
Phryganopteryx formosa de Toulgoët, 1959
Phryganopteryx tryphosa Kiriakoff, 1958
Rhynchina talhamica Wiltshire, 1982
Siccia decolorata de Toulgoët, 1954
Siccia eberti Kühne, 2007
Soloe splendida de Toulgoët, 1980
Stracilla translucida Oberthür, 1880
Tephrialia trigonospila Hampson, 1910
Tesma melema Kiriakoff, 1958
Tesma nigrapex Strand, 1912
Thyretes signivenis Hering, 1937
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Utetheisa
Zekelita (Zekelita) stefanieae Lödl, 1999

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Antigua and Barbuda
SubfamilyAganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
20
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths
4
6
Genera
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