Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1271
2495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
1005
2162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
187
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
179
483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
39
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 22
41 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Benin
22 Genera with 41 Species #ABCDEHLMPSTU
| Achaea Hübner, 1921 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Amerila Walker, 1880 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Anomis Hubner, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Asota Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Bastilla Swinhoe, 1918 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Caryatis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyligramma Boisduval, 1844 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dasychira Hübner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchromia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudocima Billberg, 2022 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1859 | Bloxworth snout | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypopyra Guenée, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptosia Hübner, 1965 | Psyche | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Metarctia Walker, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miniodes Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyja Hübner, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarothroceras Mabille, 1880 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Steganiodes Hampson, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tachosa Walker, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonodes Guenée, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Benin
41 Species and 4 Subspecies | Achaea catella Guenée, 1852 | Banded Achaea | | Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 | | | Achaea lienardi Boisduval, 1833 | Lienard's achaea | | Achaea tornistigma Prout, 1921 | | | Amerila brunnea Hampson, 1901 | | | Amerila brunnea brunnea Hampson, 1901 | | | Amerila leucoptera Hampson, 1901 | | | Amerila luteibarba Hampson, 1901 | | | Amerila niveivitrea Bartel, 1903 | | | Amerila pannosa Grünberg, 1908 | | | Amerila roseomarginata Rothschild, 1910 | | | Amerila syntomina Butler, 1878 | | | Amerila vitrea Plötz, 1880 | | | Amerila vitrea vitrea Plötz, 1880 | | | Anomis flava Fabricius, 1775 | Cotton Looper | | Anomis leona Schaus & Cle..., 1893 | | | Asota speciosa Drury, 1773 | Specious Tiger | | Caryatis syntomina (Butler, 1878) | ⇒ Amerila syntomina Butler, 1878 | | Cyligramma fluctuosa Drury, 1773 | | | Cyligramma latona Cramer, 1775 | Cream-striped owl | | Cyligramma magus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | | | Dasychira omissa Hering, 1926 | | | Euchromia lethe Fabricius, 1775 | Basker | | Eudocima (Othreis) phalonia Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Eudocima afrikana Borth & Kons, 2022 | | | Hypena jussalis (Walker, 1859) | ⇒ Hypena strigata Fabricius, 1798 | | Hypopyra capensis Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | | Leptosia alcesta Stoll, 1782 | African Spirit | | Leptosia marginea Mabille, 1890 | Black-edged Spirit | | Leptosia medusa Cramer, 1777 | Dainty Spirit | | Leptosia uganda (Dixey, 1915) | ⇒ Leptosia wigginsi Dixey, 1915 | | Leptosia wigginsi Dixey, 1915 | Opaque Spirit | | Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965 | | | Metarctia tricolorana Wichgraf, 1922 | | | Miniodes discolor Guenée, 1852 | | | Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 | | | Platyja vacillans Walker, 1858 | | | Sarothroceras alluaudi (Mabille, 1889) | ⇒ Sarothroceras banaka Plötz, 1880 | | Sarothroceras banaka Plötz, 1880 | | | Steganiodes mesophaea Hampson, 1910 | | | Tachosa acronyctoides Walker, 1869 | | | Trigonodes hyppasia Cramer, 1779 | Chaciope Deliana | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) lotrix Cramer, 1779 | Arctiinae Moth | | Utetheisa lotrix lepida Rambur, 1866 | | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758 |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Benin | Subfamily | Aganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 5
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 2
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 8
12 | 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
| | Subfamily | Scoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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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
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