Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Canberra (Australian Capital Territory, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 197
887
1166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 197
887
1166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 190
879
1157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 134
747
1005 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
353
491 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
353
491 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
352
490 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
188
262 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
169
238 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
74
106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 37
49 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Canberra
37 Genera with 49 Species
| Acyphas Walker, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aedia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amata Fabricius, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anestia Meyrick, 1886 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Arrade Walker, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Asura Walker, 1805 | Tiger Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crioa Walker, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diatenes Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dusponera Dognin, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euproctis Hübner, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halone Walker, 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Icta Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptocneria Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mataeomera Butler, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meranda Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meyrickella Berg, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mormoscopa Meyrick, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nyctemera Hübner, 1841 | Leptosomas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantydia Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phenacomorpha Turner, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philenora Rosenstock, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhapsa Walker, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sandava Walker, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliacma Meyrick, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Simplicia Guenée, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sophta Walker, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenoscaptia Hampson, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tathorhynchus Hampson, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teia Ochsenheimer, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Termessa Newman, 1888 | Footman | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thallarcha Meyrick, 1940 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Threnosia Hampson, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tigrioides Butler, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Canberra
49 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acyphas chionitis Turner, 1902 | White Tussock Moth | | Aedia leucomelas Linnaeus, 1758 | Eastern Alchymist | | Amata trigonophora Turner, 1898 | Tiger Moth | | Amata xanthura Turner, 1905 | Southern Spotted Tiger Moth | | Anestia ombrophanes Meyrick, 1886 | Clouded Footman | | Anestia semiochrea Butler, 1886 | Marbled Footman | | Arrade destituta Walker, 1865 | Cryptic Snout Moth | | Arrade leucocosmalis Walker, 1863 | | | Asura lydia Donovan, 1805 | Lydia lichen moth | | Crioa hades Lower, 1903 | | | Diatenes aglossoides Guenée, 1852 | | | Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916 | | | Eublemma inconspicua Walker, 1865 | | | Euproctis melanosoma Butler, 1882 | Black-bodied Browntail Moth | | Halone coryphoea Hampson, 1914 | | | Halone prosenes Turner, 1940 | Pied Halone | | Halone sejuncta Felder, 1875 | Variable Halone | | Icta fulviceps Walker, 1855 | | | Leptocneria reducta Walker, 1855 | White cedar moth | | Mataeomera mesotaenia Turner, 1929 | | | Meranda susialis Walker, 1859 | | | Meyrickella torquesauria Lucas, 1892 | | | Mocis alterna Walker, 1858 | Bean looper | | Mormoscopa phricozona Turner, 1902 | | | Nyctemera (Nyctemera) amicus White, 1841 | Cineraria Moth | | Orgyia anartoides Walker, 1855 | Painted Apple Moth | | Pantydia sparsa Guenée, 1852 | Noctuid Moth | | Phenacomorpha bisecta Lucas, 1891 | Bisected Footman | | Philenora irregularis Lucas, 1890 | | | Rhapsa suscitatalis Walker, 1858 | | | Sandava scitisignata Walker, 1862 | | | Sandava xylistis Swinhoe, 1900 | | | Scoliacma nana Walker, 1854 | Diminutive Footman | | Simplicia armatalis Walker, 1866 | Crescent Moth | | Sophta concavata Walker, 1862 | | | Spilosoma canescens Butler, 1875 | Dark-spotted Moth | | Spilosoma curvata Donovan, 1805 | Crimson tiger moth | | Stenoscaptia venusta Lucas, 1890 | | | Tathorhynchus exsiccata fallax | | | Teia anartoides (Walker, 1855) | ⇒ Orgyia definita Packard, 1864 | | Termessa nivosa Walker, 1865 | Snowy Footman | | Termessa shepherdi Newman, 1856 | Sheperd's Footman | | Termessa zonophanes Meyrick, 1888 | Double Yellow-patched Footman | | Thallarcha albicollis Felder, 1875 | Crossed Footman | | Thallarcha fusa Hampson, 1900 | | | Thallarcha sparsana Walker, 1863 | Fair Footman | | Thallarcha trissomochla Turner, 1940 | Yellow Crossed Footman | | Threnosia heminephes Meyrick, 1886 | Halved Footman | | Tigrioides alterna Walker, 1854 | Alternating Footman |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Canberra | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 14
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 8
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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