Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Arkell Research Station (Guelph, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 176
723
667 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 176
723
667 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 174
721
665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 143
621
573 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 31
117
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 31
117
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 31
117
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
63
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
53
58 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 2
32
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 12
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Arkell Research Station
12 Genera with 13 Species | Caenurgina McDunnough, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenucha Kirby, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmoloma Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dusponera Dognin, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1901 | Lichen Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterallactis Meyrick, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1798 | Bloxworth snout | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lascoria Walker, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panaxia Tams, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalaenophana Grote, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Arkell Research Station
13 Species | Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809 | Clover Looper | | Ctenucha virginica Esper, 1794 | Virginia Ctenucha | | Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910 | | | Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916 | | | Eilema leia Hampson, 1901 | | | Heterallactis microchrysa Turner, 1940 | | | Hypena humuli Harris, 1841 | Hop Looper | | Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798 | Black Snout | | Lascoria ambigualis Walker, 1865 | Ambiguous Moth | | Orgyia leucostigma J.E. Smith, 1797 | White-marked tussock moth | | Panaxia papaipema | | | Phalaenophana pyramusalis Walker, 1859 | Dark-banded Owlet | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Arkell Research Station | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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