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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Ben Hill County (Georgia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
153
404
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
152
402
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
400
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
328
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
121
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
121
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
121
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
67
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
61
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
2
16
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
11
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ben Hill County
11 Genera with 6 Species
Anomis Hubner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Digama Moore, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Dysgonia Hübner, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Eublemma Hübner, 1821
0SpeciesTaxom
Lygephila Billberg, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Nodaria Guenée, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Simplicia Guenée, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Thalpochares Lederer, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Tyria Hubner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1819
Rattlebox moths0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ben Hill County
6 Species
Anomis flava Fabricius, 1775Cotton Looper
Digama spilosoma Felder, 1874
Nodaria cornicalis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Simplicia cornicalis Fabricius, 1794
Orgyia definita Packard, 1864Definite Tussock Moth
Simplicia cornicalis Fabricius, 1794Tiki hut litter moth
Tyria jacobaeae Linnaeus, 1758Cinnabar

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Ben Hill County
SubfamilyAganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyScoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine 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