Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Block Island (Washington County, Rhode Island, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 35
179
255 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 35
179
255 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 32
173
245 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 27
166
236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
146
201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
146
201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
146
201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
124
178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
123
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
82
122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 18
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Block Island
18 Genera with 24 Species | Allotria Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apantesis Harris, 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bleptina Guenée, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1818 | Underwing moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dasychira Hübner, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchaetes Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euparthenos Grote, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammia Rambur, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halysidota Hübner, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyphantria Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophocampa Harris, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metalectra Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrharctia Packard, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zale Hübner, 1773 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zanclognatha Lederer, 1928 | Fan-foot | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Block Island
24 Species | Allotria elonympha Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Apantesis carlotta Ferguson, 1985 | Carlotta's tiger moth | | Bleptina caradrinalis Guenée, 1854 | Bent Winged Owlet | | Catocala badia Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Badia Underwing | | Catocala lineella Grote, 1872 | Girlfriend Underwing | | Catocala meskei Grote, 1873 | Meske'S Underwing Moth | | Catocala praeclara Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Praeclara Underwing | | Catocala relicta Walker, 1857 | Forsaken Underwing | | Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818 | Catocala plum | | Dasychira cinnamomea Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Cinnamon Tussock Moth | | Euchaetes egle Drury, 1773 | Milk-weed Moth | | Euparthenos nubilis Hübner, 1816 | Locust Underwing | | Grammia (Grammia) parthenice Kirby, 1837 | Parthenice Tiger Moth | | Halysidota tessellaris Smith, 1797 | Banded tussock moth | | Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773 | American white moth | | Lophocampa caryae Harris, 1841 | Hickory halisidota | | Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876 | Common Fungus Moth | | Mocis texana Morrison, 1875 | Texas Mocis | | Orgyia leucostigma J.E. Smith, 1797 | White-marked tussock moth | | Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797 | Banded woolly bear | | Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798 | Virginia Ermine Moth | | Zale horrida Hübner, 1818 | Horrid Zale | | Zale lunata Drury, 1773 | Lunate Zale | | Zanclognatha martha Barnes, 1928 | Martha's zanclognatha |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Block Island | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 8
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 5
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 2
2 | Genera
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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