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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Baton Rouge (East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
110
395
460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
110
395
460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
106
381
442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
76
318
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
146
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
31
146
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
146
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
94
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
83
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
39
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
16
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Baton Rouge
16 Genera with 18 Species
Anticarsia Hübner, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Apantesis Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1884Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Clemensia Packard, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Cosmosoma Hübner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Drasteria Hübner, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1798Bloxworth snout2SpeciesTaxom
Hyphantria Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Melanomma Grote, 1875Melanomma lichen1SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 17972SpeciesTaxom
Palthis Hübner, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Panopoda Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Parallelia Hübner, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Phalaenophana Grote, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baton Rouge
18 Species
Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818Cutworm Moth
Apantesis phalerata Harris, 1841Apantesis Tiger Moth
Catocala maestosa Hulst, 1884Sad Underwing
Clemensia albata (Packard, 1864)⇒ Clemensia patella Packard, 1864
Cosmosoma myrodora Dyar, 1907Black filefish
Drasteria grandirena Haworth, 1809Figure Seven Moth
Hypena bijugalis Walker, 1859Dimorphic Bomolocha
Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798Black Snout
Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773American white moth
Melanomma auricinctaria Grote, 1875Gold-lined Melanomma
Orgyia detrita Guérin-Ménev..., 1832Fir Tussock Moth
Orgyia leucostigma J.E. Smith, 1797White-marked tussock moth
Palthis asopialis Guenée, 1854Faint Spotted Palthis
Panopoda carneicosta Guenée, 1852Brown Panopoda
Parallelia bistriaris Hübner, 1827Maple Looper
Phalaenophana pyramusalis Walker, 1859Dark-banded Owlet
Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798Virginia Ermine Moth
Zale galbanata Morrison, 1876Maple Zale

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

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths
1
2
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