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Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Cambridge (Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
339
2140
2982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
339
2140
2982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
324
2099
2915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
247
1812
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
47
456
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
47
456
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
454
647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
316
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
275
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
129
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
45
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cambridge
45 Genera with 60 Species
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Apantesis Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Arctia Schrank, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Asura Walker, 1854Tiger Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Caenurgina McDunnough, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1852Underwing moths10SpeciesTaxom
Cisseps Franclemont, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Crambidia Packard, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Ctenucha Kirby, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Desmoloma Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Dusponera Dognin, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Dyspyralis Warren, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1817Lichen Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Euchaetes Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Euparthenos Grote, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Grammia Rambur, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Haploa Hübner, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Homoeomeria Wallengren, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1798Bloxworth snout3SpeciesTaxom
Hyphantria Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Hypoprepia Hübner, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Idia Hübner, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Laelia Stephens, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Lascoria Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Lophocampa Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Macrochilo Hübner, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 17972SpeciesTaxom
Palaeosia Hampson, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Palthis Hübner, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Panaxia Tams, 01SpeciesTaxom
Phalaenophana Grote, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Phalaenostola Grote, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Phragmatobia Stephens, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Phyprosopus Grote, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophaloe Hering, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrharctia Packard, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Renia Guenée, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Rivula Duponchel, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Sandava Walker, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Thumatha Walker, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Zanclognatha Lederer, 1857Fan-foot1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cambridge
60 Species
Apantesis phalerata Harris, 1841Apantesis Tiger Moth
Arctia clostera Smith, 1957
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Asura cervicalis Walker, 1854Spotted Lichen Moth
Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809Clover Looper
Catocala (Catocala) nupta Linnaeus, 1767Red Underwing
Catocala amatrix Hübner, 1813Sweetheart Underwing
Catocala briseis W.H. Edwards, 1864Briseis Underwing
Catocala cerogama Guenée, 1852Yellow Banded Underwing
Catocala concumbens Walker, 1857Desert milkweed
Catocala crataegi Saunders, 1876Chokeberry Underwing
Catocala grynea Cramer, 1782Woody Underwing
Catocala lineella Grote, 1872Girlfriend Underwing
Catocala mira Grote, 1876Wonderful Underwing
Catocala palaeogama Guenée, 1852Old Wife Underwing
Cisseps fulvicollis Hübner, 1827Cape sole
Crambidia pallida Packard, 1864Pale Lichen Moth
Ctenucha virginica Esper, 1794Virginia Ctenucha
Dasychira pinicola Dyar, 1911Pine Tussock
Dasychira rhopalum Hering, 1926
Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910
Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916
Dyspyralis nigellus Strecker, 1900
Eilema leia Hampson, 1901
Eilema lurideola (Zincken, 1817)⇒ Eilema plumbeola Zincken, 1817
Euchaetes egle Drury, 1773Milk-weed Moth
Euparthenos nubilis Hübner, 1816Locust Underwing
Euproctis (Euproctis) chrysorrhoea Linnaeus, 1758Brown-tail
Grammia (Grammia) virgo Linnaeus, 1758Virgen Tiger Moth
Haploa clymene P. Brown, 1776Boxfishes
Haploa lecontei Boisduval, 1829Leconte haploa
Homoeomeria haploa Collenette, 1958
Hypena madefactalis Guenée, 1854Gray Edged Bomolacha
Hypena manalis Walker, 1859Flowing-line Bomolocha
Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798Black Snout
Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773American white moth
Idia aemula Hübner, 1813Common Idia
Laelia coenosa Hübner, 1808Reed Tussock
Lascoria ambigualis Walker, 1865Ambiguous Moth
Lophocampa caryae Harris, 1841Hickory halisidota
Macrochilo absorptalis Walker, 1859Slant-lined Fan-foot
Macrochilo litophora Grote, 1873Angulate Fan-foot
Macrochilo orciferalis Walker, 1859Bronzy Macrochilo
Orgyia (Clethrogyna) recens (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Orgyia antiqua Linnaeus, 1758
Orgyia leucostigma J.E. Smith, 1797White-marked tussock moth
Palaeosia bicosta Walker, 1854Two-ribbed arctiid
Palthis angulalis Hübner, 1796Dark Spotted Palthis
Panaxia papaipema
Phalaenophana pyramusalis Walker, 1859Dark-banded Owlet
Phalaenostola larentioides Grote, 1873Black-banded Owlet
Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758Ruby Tiger
Phyprosopus calligrapha Hampson, 1926Pahu
Pseudophaloe xiphydria Zerny, 1928
Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797Banded woolly bear
Renia adspergillus Bosc, 1800Cope's Gray Treefrog
Rivula propinqualis Guenée, 1854Spotted Grass Moth
Sandava scitisignata Walker, 1862
Spilosoma glatignyi (Le Guillou, 1841)⇒ Ardonea metallica Schaus, 1892
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Thumatha senex Hübner, 1808Round-winged Footman

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Cambridge
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
21
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
4
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
9
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHypenodinae
Forbes, 1954
Hypenodine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyRivulinae
Grote, 1895
Rivulines
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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