Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Boyd County (Kentucky, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 103
337
418 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 103
337
418 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 94
320
392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 68
268
328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 19
147
197 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 19
147
197 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 19
147
197 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
110
143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
109
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
57
77 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 20
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Boyd County (Kentucky)
20 Genera with 30 Species | Caenurgina McDunnough, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1857 | Underwing moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cisseps Franclemont, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cisthene Walker, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clemensia Packard, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cycnia Hübner, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Estigmene Hübner, 1773 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammia Rambur, 1773 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Haploa Hübner, 1885 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypercompe Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyphantria Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoprepia Hübner, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idia Hübner, 1832 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantria Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plusiodonta Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schrankia Hübner, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliopteryx Germar, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zale Hübner, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Boyd County (Kentucky)
30 Species | Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780 | Common Grass Moth | | Catocala amica Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Catocala grynea Cramer, 1782 | Woody Underwing | | Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779 | Beloved Underwing | | Catocala junctura Walker, 1857 | Catocala arizonae | | Cisseps fulvicollis Hübner, 1827 | Cape sole | | Cisthene plumbea Stretch, 1885 | Lead Colored Lichen Moth | | Clemensia albata (Packard, 1864) | ⇒ Clemensia patella Packard, 1864 | | Cycnia oregonensis Stretch, 1874 | Foam-nest Frogs | | Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773 | Acraea Moth | | Grammia (Grammia) figurata Drury, 1773 | Figured Tiger Moth | | Grammia (Grammia) parthenice Kirby, 1837 | Parthenice Tiger Moth | | Grammia (Grammia) phyllira Drury, 1773 | Phyllira Moth | | Haploa clymene P. Brown, 1776 | Boxfishes | | Haploa colona Hübner, 1804 | Colona Moth | | Haploa reversa Stretch, 1885 | Reversed Haploa | | Holomelina laeta (Guérin-Ménev..., 1832) | ⇒ Virbia laeta Guérin-Ménev..., 1832 | | Hypercompe scribonia Stoll, 1790 | Eyed Tiger Moth | | Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773 | American white moth | | Hypoprepia miniata Kirby, 1837 | Scarlet Lichen Moth | | Idia aemula Hübner, 1813 | Common Idia | | Idia lubricalis Geyer, 1832 | Glossy Black Idia | | Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Gypsy Moth | | Plusiodonta compressipalpis Guenée, 1852 | Moonseed Moth | | Schrankia fractilinea Smith, 1908 | | | Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Herald | | Spilosoma congrua Walker, 1855 | Agreeable Tiger Moth | | Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798 | Virginia Ermine Moth | | Zale lunata Drury, 1773 | Lunate Zale | | Zale minerea Guenée, 1852 | Colorful Zale |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Boyd County (Kentucky) | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 12
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 3
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypenodinae
Forbes, 1954
Hypenodine Moths | 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
1 | 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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