Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Australian Capital Territory (New South Wales, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 377
2627
4720 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 376
2626
4719 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 359
2585
4647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 245
2092
3905 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 64
837
1597 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 64
837
1597 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 63
831
1583 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
411
828 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
358
713 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 8
148
309 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 72
131 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Australian Capital Territory
72 Genera with 131 Species
| Acyphas Walker, 1855 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aedia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alapadna Turner, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aloa Walker, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amata Fabricius, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anestia Meyrick, 1886 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ardices Walker, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ardonea Walker, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aroa Walker, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arrade Walker, 1863 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Artigisa Walker, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asura Walker, 1805 | Tiger Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Calliteara Butler, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castulo Walker, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Corgatha Walker, 1936 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Crioa Walker, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Damias Boisduval, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diatenes Guenée, 1902 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Digama Moore, 1874 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dusponera Dognin, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ericeia Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1882 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eudesmeola Hampson, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudocima Billberg, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euproctis Hübner, 1882 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Grammodes Guenée, 1858 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Halone Walker, 1886 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1854 | Bloxworth snout | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icta Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iropoca Turner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laspeyria Germar, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptocneria Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophotoma Turner, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lygephila Billberg, 1820 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantriades Hübner, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mataeomera Butler, 1929 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Meranda Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meyrickella Berg, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mormoscopa Meyrick, 1885 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nyctemera Hübner, 1841 | Leptosomas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1864 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeosia Hampson, 1854 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pantydia Guenée, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phaeophlebosia Hampson, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phenacomorpha Turner, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pherechoa Turner, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philenora Rosenstock, 1886 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phytometra Haworth, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porphyrinia guen�..., 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prorocopis Meyrick, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhapsa Walker, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodina Guenée, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchina Guenée, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sandava Walker, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliacma Meyrick, 1886 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Simplicia Guenée, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sommeria Hübner, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sophta Walker, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speiredonia Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1841 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stenoscaptia Hampson, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tathorhynchus Hampson, 1855 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Teia Ochsenheimer, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Termessa Newman, 1888 | Footman | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Thallarcha Meyrick, 1940 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Threnosia Hampson, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tigrioides Butler, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonistis Meyrick, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonodes Guenée, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urocoma Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1907 | Rattlebox moths | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Australian Capital Territory
131 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acyphas chionitis Turner, 1902 | White Tussock Moth | | Acyphas fulviceps Walker, 1855 | | | Acyphas semiochrea Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Omnivorous tussock moth | | Aedia leucomelas Linnaeus, 1758 | Eastern Alchymist | | Alapadna pauropis Turner, 1902 | | | Aloa marginata (Donovan, 1805) | ⇒ Paramsacta marginata Donovan, 1805 | | Amata trigonophora Turner, 1898 | Tiger Moth | | Amata xanthura Turner, 1905 | Southern Spotted Tiger Moth | | Anestia ombrophanes Meyrick, 1886 | Clouded Footman | | Anestia semiochrea Butler, 1886 | Marbled Footman | | Ardices glatignyi Le Guillou, 1841 | Black and White Tiger Moth | | Ardonea metallica Schaus, 1892 | | | Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932 | | | Arrade destituta Walker, 1865 | Cryptic Snout Moth | | Arrade leucocosmalis Walker, 1863 | | | Artigisa melanephele Hampson, 1914 | | | Asura cervicalis Walker, 1854 | Spotted Lichen Moth | | Asura confluens (Donovan, 1805) | ⇒ Asura lydia Donovan, 1805 | | Asura gaudens (Donovan, 1805) | ⇒ Asura manusi Rothschild, 1916 | | Asura incompleta (Donovan, 1805) | ⇒ Asura manusi Rothschild, 1916 | | Asura lydia Donovan, 1805 | Lydia lichen moth | | Asura magica Strand, 1917 | | | Asura manusi Rothschild, 1916 | | | Asura mediastina (Donovan, 1805) | ⇒ Asura lydia Donovan, 1805 | | Castulo doubledayi Newman, 1856 | Doubleday´s Footman | | Castulo gratiosa (Walker, 1864) | ⇒ Termessa gratiosa Walker, 1865 | | Castulo laeta (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Termessa laeta Walker, 1856 | | Corgatha dipyra (Turner, 1902) | ⇒ Corgatha omopis Meyrick, 1902 | | Corgatha molybdophaes Turner, 1936 | | | Corgatha sideropasta Turner, 1936 | | | Crioa hades Lower, 1903 | | | Damias procrena Meyrick, 1886 | Procrena Footman | | Diatenes aglossoides Guenée, 1852 | | | Diatenes gerula Guenée, 1852 | | | Diatenes igneipicta Lower, 1902 | | | Digama marmorea Butler, 1877 | | | Digama spilosoma Felder, 1874 | | | Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916 | | | Ericeia subsignata Walker, 1859 | | | Eublemma cochylioides Guenée, 1852 | Eublemma Moth | | Eublemma inconspicua Walker, 1865 | | | Eublemma rivula Moore, 1882 | | | Eudesmeola lawsoni Felder, 1874 | | | Eudocima (Othreis) phalonia Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Euproctis (Sphrageidus) similis Fuessly, 1775 | Bigspotted triggerfish | | Euproctis baliolalis Swinhoe, 1892 | Browntail Gum Moth | | Euproctis marginalis (Walker, 1855) | ⇒ Euproctis similis Fuessly, 1775 | | Euproctis melanosoma Butler, 1882 | Black-bodied Browntail Moth | | Grammodes justa Walker, 1858 | | | Grammodes ocellata Tepper, 1890 | | | Grammodes oculata Snellen, 1880 | | | Grammodes oculicola Walker, 1858 | | | Halone coryphoea Hampson, 1914 | | | Halone prosenes Turner, 1940 | Pied Halone | | Halone sejuncta Felder, 1875 | Variable Halone | | Halone servilis Meyrick, 1886 | | | Hypena masurialis (Guenée, 1854) | ⇒ Rhynchina obliqualis Kollar, 1844 | | Icta fulviceps Walker, 1855 | | | Iropoca rotundata Walker, 1855 | Irapoca Moth | | Laspeyria concavata Walker, 1863 | | | Leptocneria reducta Walker, 1855 | White cedar moth | | Lophotoma metabula Turner, 1902 | | | Lymantriades urocoma Strand, 1914 | | | Mataeomera coccophaga Meyrick, 1887 | | | Mataeomera dubia Butler, 1886 | Scale-eating caterpillar | | Mataeomera ligata TP Lucas, 1895 | | | Mataeomera mesotaenia Turner, 1929 | | | Meranda susialis Walker, 1859 | | | Meyrickella torquesauria Lucas, 1892 | | | Mocis alterna Walker, 1858 | Bean looper | | Mormoscopa phricozona Turner, 1902 | | | Mormoscopa sordescens Rosenstock, 1885 | Night Moth | | Nyctemera (Nyctemera) amicus White, 1841 | Cineraria Moth | | Orgyia anartoides Walker, 1855 | Painted Apple Moth | | Orgyia definita Packard, 1864 | Definite Tussock Moth | | Palaeosia bicosta Walker, 1854 | Two-ribbed arctiid | | Pantydia diemeni Guenée, 1852 | | | Pantydia sparsa Guenée, 1852 | Noctuid Moth | | Phaeophlebosia furcifera Walker, 1854 | Forked Footman | | Phenacomorpha bisecta Lucas, 1891 | Bisected Footman | | Philenora irregularis Lucas, 1890 | | | Philenora semiochrea Butler, 1886 | | | Phytometra formosalis Walker, 1866 | | | Porphyrinia pallida (Moore, 1882) | ⇒ Eublemma rivula Moore, 1882 | | Porphyrinia psilogramma Lederer, 1855 | | | Prorocopis euxantha Lower, 1902 | | | Rhapsa suscitatalis Walker, 1858 | | | Rhodina falculalis Guenée, 1854 | | | Rhynchina obliquarlis Kollar, 1844 | | | Sandava scitisignata Walker, 1862 | | | Sandava xylistis Swinhoe, 1900 | | | Scoliacma bicolora Boisduval, 1832 | Red Footman | | Scoliacma nana Walker, 1854 | Diminutive Footman | | Scoliacma pactolias Meyrick, 1886 | Variable Footman | | Simplicia armatalis Walker, 1866 | Crescent Moth | | Sommeria marmorea Butler, 1877 | | | Sophta concavata Walker, 1862 | | | Speiredonia spectans Guenée, 1852 | Granny's Cloak Moth | | Spilosoma canescens Butler, 1875 | Dark-spotted Moth | | Spilosoma curvata Donovan, 1805 | Crimson tiger moth | | Spilosoma glatignyi (Le Guillou, 1841) | ⇒ Ardonea metallica Schaus, 1892 | | Stenoscaptia venusta Lucas, 1890 | | | Tathorhynchus exsiccata Lederer, 1855 | Alfalfa Looper | | Tathorhynchus exsiccata fallax | | | Tathorhynchus fallax Lederer, 1855 | | | Teia anartoides (Walker, 1855) | ⇒ Orgyia definita Packard, 1864 | | Termessa discrepans Walker, 1865 | Hookwing Footman | | Termessa gratiosa Walker, 1865 | Favoured Footman | | Termessa laeta Walker, 1856 | Propitious Footman | | Termessa nivosa Walker, 1865 | Snowy Footman | | Termessa shepherdi Newman, 1856 | Sheperd's Footman | | Termessa xanthomelas Lower, 1892 | Broad-banded Footman | | Termessa zonophanes Meyrick, 1888 | Double Yellow-patched Footman | | Thallarcha albicollis Felder, 1875 | Crossed Footman | | Thallarcha chrysochares Meyrick, 1886 | Tiger Footman | | Thallarcha chrysochoa Meyrick, 1886 | Golden Footman | | Thallarcha fusa Hampson, 1900 | | | Thallarcha jocularis Rosenstock, 1885 | The Jester | | Thallarcha oblita Felder, 1875 | Hidden Footman | | Thallarcha partita Walker, 1869 | Dark-banded Footman | | Thallarcha phaedropa (Meyrick, 1886) | ⇒ Thallarcha rhaptophora Lower, 1914 | | Thallarcha phalarota Meyrick, 1886 | Adorned Footman | | Thallarcha rhaptophora Lower, 1914 | Desert Footman | | Thallarcha sparsana Walker, 1863 | Fair Footman | | Thallarcha trissomochla Turner, 1940 | Yellow Crossed Footman | | Threnosia heminephes Meyrick, 1886 | Halved Footman | | Tigrioides alterna Walker, 1854 | Alternating Footman | | Trigonistis asthenopa (Meyrick, 1902) | ⇒ Sarobela litterata Pagenstecher, 1888 | | Trigonodes hyppasia Cramer, 1779 | Chaciope Deliana | | Urocoma limbalis Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Bordered Browntail Moth | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) lotrix Cramer, 1779 | Arctiinae Moth | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907 | Crimson Spotted Moth |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Australian Capital Territory | Subfamily | Aganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 22
59 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 8
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 17
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 7
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypenodinae
Forbes, 1954
Hypenodine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 11
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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