Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Bahamas (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 270
1607
2435 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 270
1607
2435 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 263
1580
2392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 172
1220
1877 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
401
559 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
401
559 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 38
401
559 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
262
387 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
241
366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
71
90 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 41
50 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Bahamas
41 Genera with 50 Species
| Aedia Hübner, 1924 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ammalo Walker, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amolita Grote, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antiblemma Huebner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anticarsia Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arctia Schrank, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caenurgina McDunnough, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calidota Dyar, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cisseps Franclemont, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Composia Hübner, 1933 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmosoma Hübner, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Empyreuma Hübner, 1767 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eunomia Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemerocampa Ochsenheimer, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herminia Latreille, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1859 | Bloxworth snout | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucotmemis Butler, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Litoprosopus Grote, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophocampa Harris, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymire Walker, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lyncestis Walker, 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipotis Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metachrostis Hübner, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mulona Walker, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoenicoprocta Druce, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocharis Druce, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudohyaleucerea Rego Barros ..., 1888 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomya Rego Barros ..., 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphex Hübner, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptychoglene Felder, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selenisa Hayward, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntomeida Harris, 1836 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetanolita Grote, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thallarcha Meyrick, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Bahamas
50 Species | Aedia arctipennis Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Ammalo helops Cramer, 1775 | | | Amolita perstriata Hampson, 1910 | | | Antiblemma odontozona Hampson, 1926 | | | Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818 | Cutworm Moth | | Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758 | Garden Tiger | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809 | Clover Looper | | Calidota bahamensis Rothschild, 1933 | | | Cisseps fulvicollis Hübner, 1827 | Cape sole | | Composia fidelissima Herrich-Schä..., 1866 | Faithful Beauty | | Composia utowana Bates, 1933 | | | Cosmosoma myrodora Dyar, 1907 | Black filefish | | Empyreuma affinis (Rothschild, 1912) | ⇒ Empyreuma pugione Linnaeus, 1767 | | Empyreuma heros Bates, 1934 | | | Empyreuma pugione Linnaeus, 1767 | Spotted Oleander Caterpillar Moth | | Eublemma khonoides Wiltshire, 1980 | | | Eunomia latenigra Butler, 1876 | | | Hemerocampa salvadora Schaus, 1927 | | | Herminia jacchusalis (Walker, 1859) | ⇒ Zanclognatha jacchusalis Walker, 1859 | | Holomelina opella (Grote, 1863) | ⇒ Virbia opella Grote, 1863 | | Hypena degesalis Walker, 1859 | Poke milkweed | | Leucotmemis nexa Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | | Litoprosopus bahamensis Hampson, 1926 | Bahamian Palm Owlet Moth | | Lophocampa albipennis Hampson, 1904 | | | Lymire edwardsi Grote, 1881 | Rubber tree caterpillar | | Lyncestis obliquivia Hampson, 1826 | | | Melipotis fasciolaris Hübner, 1823 | Fasciolated Melipotis | | Metachrostis miasma Hampson, 1891 | | | Mocis antillesia Hampson, 1913 | | | Mocis bahamica Hampson, 1913 | | | Mulona manni Field, 1952 | | | Ophiusa costiplaga Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Phoenicoprocta chamboni Dognin, 1902 | | | Pseudocharis splendens Druce, 1888 | | | Pseudohyaleucerea bartschi Schaus, 1928 | | | Pseudohyaleucerea splendens Druce, 1888 | | | Pseudomya bartschi (Schaus, 1928) | ⇒ Pseudohyaleucerea bartschi Schaus, 1928 | | Pseudosphex polybia Kaye, 1911 | | | Ptychoglene phrada Druce, 1889 | Foureyed sole | | Selenisa sueroides Guenée, 1852 | Legume caterpillar | | Syntomeida epilais Walker, 1854 | Oleander caterpillar | | Syntomeida syntomoides Boisduval, 1836 | | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 | | Tetanolita mutatalis Möschler, 1890 | | | Thallarcha homoschema Turner, 1940 | | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) lotrix Cramer, 1779 | Arctiinae Moth | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Utetheisa | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pectinata Hampson, 1907 | | | Utetheisa bella (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Utetheisa ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758 |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Bahamas | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 23
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 9
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Eulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
| 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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