Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 118
288
421 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 118
288
421 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 115
284
416 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 80
221
347 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
109
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
109
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
108
192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
56
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
54
81 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 2
32
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 14
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ascension
14 Genera with 19 Species | Achaea Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anomis Hubner, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyligramma Boisduval, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudocima Billberg, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1852 | Bloxworth snout | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hypocala Guenée, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lyncestis Walker, 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipotis Hübner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pandesma Guenée, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pronola Schaus, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchina Guenée, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Simplicia Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ascension
19 Species | Achaea catella Guenée, 1852 | Banded Achaea | | Anomis flava Fabricius, 1775 | Cotton Looper | | Anomis sabulifera Guenée, 1852 | Angled Gem | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Cyligramma latona Cramer, 1775 | Cream-striped owl | | Eudocima apta (Walker, 1857) | ⇒ Eudocima materna Linnaeus, 1767 | | Hypena commixtalis (Zeller, 1852) | ⇒ Hypena strigata Fabricius, 1798 | | Hypena helenae Berio, 1972 | Ruddy Daggerwing | | Hypena masurialis (Guenée, 1854) | ⇒ Rhynchina obliqualis Kollar, 1844 | | Hypena simplicalis Zeller, 1852 | | | Hypocala rostrata Fabricius, 1794 | | | Lyncestis obliquivia Hampson, 1826 | | | Melipotis obliquivia Hampson, 1926 | | | Ophiusa tirhaca Cramer, 1773 | Green drab | | Ophiusa tirrhaca Hampson, 1894 | Green Drab | | Pandesma robusta Walker, 1858 | | | Pronola ectrocta Dognin, 1912 | | | Rhynchina obliqualis Kollar, 1844 | | | Simplicia extinctalis Zeller, 1852 | |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Ascension | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 2
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypocalinae
Guenée, 1852
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths | 1
2 | 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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