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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Beltsville (Prince George´s County, Maryland, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
93
204
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
93
204
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
87
190
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
63
153
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
14
38
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
14
38
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
14
38
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
33
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
27
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
21
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
9
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Beltsville
9 Genera with 13 Species
Catocala Schrank, 1852Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 18092SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1798Bloxworth snout2SpeciesTaxom
Ledaea Druce, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Palthis Hübner, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Panopoda Guenée, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Parallelia Hübner, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 19093SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Beltsville
13 Species
Catocala andromedae Guenée, 1852Andromeda Underwing
Dasychira basiflava Pack., 1894Yellow Based Tussock Moth
Dasychira tephra Hübner, 1809Tephra Tussock Moth
Hypena bijugalis Walker, 1859Dimorphic Bomolocha
Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798Black Snout
Ledaea perditalis Walker, 1859Buttonbush Owlet
Orgyia leucostigma J.E. Smith, 1797White-marked tussock moth
Palthis angulalis Hübner, 1796Dark Spotted Palthis
Panopoda rufimargo Hübner, 1813Cape sole
Parallelia bistriaris Hübner, 1827Maple Looper
Zale bethunei Smith, 1909Bethunes Zale
Zale lunata Drury, 1773Lunate Zale
Zale metata Smith, 1909

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Beltsville
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
1
1
Genus
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
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPangraptinae
Grote, 1882
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