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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
147
554
731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
147
554
731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
137
521
666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
84
397
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
17
78
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
17
78
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
17
78
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
70
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
68
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
34
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
12
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Auburn (Wake County)
12 Genera with 21 Species
Caenurgia Walker, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Caenurgina McDunnough, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1779Underwing moths3SpeciesTaxom
Ctenucha Kirby, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Euparthenos Grote, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1798Bloxworth snout3SpeciesTaxom
Idia Hübner, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Marblepsis Hering, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 19434SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Auburn (Wake County)
21 Species
Caenurgia chloropha Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780Common Grass Moth
Catocala blandula Hulst, 1884Charming Underwing
Catocala concumbens Walker, 1857Desert milkweed
Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779Beloved Underwing
Ctenucha virginica Esper, 1794Virginia Ctenucha
Euparthenos nubilis Hübner, 1816Locust Underwing
Hypena bijugalis Walker, 1859Dimorphic Bomolocha
Hypena eductalis Walker, 1859Alder Smoke
Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798Black Snout
Idia americalis Guenée, 1854American Idia
Marblepsis tiphia Swinhoe, 1903
Melipotis indomita Walker, 1857Indomitable Melipotis
Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Spilosoma congrua Walker, 1855Agreeable Tiger Moth
Spilosoma dubia Walker, 1855Dubious Tiger Moth
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Zale bethunei Smith, 1909Bethunes Zale
Zale duplicata Bethune, 1856Banded Similar-wing
Zale horrida Hübner, 1818Horrid Zale
Zale metatoides McDunnough, 1943Denseleaf draba

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Auburn (Wake County)
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
1
3
Genus
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