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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Barnegat (Ocean County, New Jersey, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
28
88
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
28
88
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
25
85
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
22
81
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
14
55
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
14
55
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
14
55
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
47
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
45
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
25
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Barnegat (Ocean County)
4 Genera with 4 Species
Cycnia Hübner, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Gabara Walker, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Grammia Rambur, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 17891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Barnegat (Ocean County)
4 Species
Cycnia tenera Hübner, 1818Delicate cycnia
Gabara subnivosella Walker, 1866Mahogany milkweed
Grammia (Grammia) figurata Drury, 1773Figured Tiger Moth
Spilosoma urticae Esper, 1789Water Ermine

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

Taxom

SubfamilyScolecocampinae
Grote, 1883
Scolecocampine 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