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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Asheville (Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
66
156
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
66
156
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
62
149
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
53
134
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
12
44
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
12
44
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
12
44
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
9
36
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
36
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Asheville
9 Genera with 12 Species
Caenurgina McDunnough, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1818Underwing moths3SpeciesTaxom
Hyphantria Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Hypoprepia Hübner, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Oruza Walker, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Parallelia Hübner, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asheville
12 Species
Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809Clover Looper
Catocala amica Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Catocala marmorata W.H. Edwards, 1864Marbled Underwing
Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818Catocala plum
Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773American white moth
Hypoprepia fucosa Hübner, 1825Painted Lichen Moth
Hypoprepia miniata Kirby, 1837Scarlet Lichen Moth
Oruza albocostaliata Packard, 1876Ocellated blowfish
Parallelia bistriaris Hübner, 1827Maple Looper
Spilosoma congrua Walker, 1855Agreeable Tiger Moth
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Utetheisa

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Asheville
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
3
5
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