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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Box Canyon (Val Verde County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
73
278
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
73
278
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
70
274
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
58
258
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
126
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
126
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
126
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
87
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
84
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
30
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
22
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Box Canyon (Val Verde County)
22 Genera with 29 Species
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Apocrisias Franclemont, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Arachnis Geyer, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Bertholdia Schaus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Bulia Walker, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Carales Walker, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1779Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cisthene Walker, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Ctenucha Kirby, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Estigmene Hübner, 1873Ermine Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Euchaetes Harris, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Glympis Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Grammia Rambur, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Halysidota Hübner, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Hypocrisias Hampson, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Lophocampa Harris, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Mixomelia Hampson, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Opharus Walker, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Pygarctia Grote, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Renia Guenée, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Toxonprucha Möschler, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Box Canyon (Val Verde County)
29 Species
Apocrisias thaumasta Franclemont, 1966
Arachnis picta Packard, 1864Painted Arachnis
Bertholdia trigona Grote, 1879Grotes Bertholdia Moth
Bulia deducta Morrison, 1875
Carales arizonensis Rothschild, 1909
Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779Beloved Underwing
Cisthene angelus Dyar, 1904Angel Lichen Moth
Cisthene barnesii Dyar, 1904
Cisthene martini Knowlton, 1967Burrowing Treefrogs
Ctenucha venosa Walker, 1854Nodding milkweed
Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773Acraea Moth
Estigmene albida Stretch, 1873
Euchaetes antica Walker, 1856
Euchaetes perlevis Grote, 1882Coffee cliffbrake
Glympis historialis Grote, 1882
Grammia geneura (Strecker, 1878)⇒ Grammia nevadensis Grote & Robi..., 1866
Halysidota davisii Edwards, 1874Davis Tussock Moth
Hypocrisias minima Neumoegen, 1883Common puffers
Lophocampa mixta Neumoegen, 1882Eelback flounders
Melipotis novanda Guenée, 1852
Melipotis perpendicularis Guenée, 1852
Mixomelia ctenucha Turner, 1902Neumoegen´s Buckmoth
Opharus muricolor (Dyar, 1898)⇒ Opharus gemma Schaus, 1894
Pygarctia flavidorsalis Barnes & McD..., 1913
Pygarctia murina Stretch, 1885Mouse-colored Euchaetias
Pygarctia roseicapitis Neumoegen & ..., 1893Black burrfish
Renia hutsoni Smith, 1906Dwarf silktassel
Toxonprucha volucris Grote, 1883Bird Toxonprucha
Zale lunata Drury, 1773Lunate Zale

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Box Canyon (Val Verde County)
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
14
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

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