Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Cape Breton County (Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 293
1583
2072 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 293
1583
2072 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 278
1529
1982 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 211
1328
1731 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
400
569 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
399
568 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 39
398
567 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
288
433 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
251
375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
128
201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 46
57 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape Breton County
46 Genera with 57 Species #ACDEGHIJLMPRSVZ
| Arctia Schrank, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asura Walker, 1958 | Tiger Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenurgina McDunnough, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1864 | Underwing moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chibidokuga Matsumura., 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chytolita Grote, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cisseps Franclemont, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenucha Kirby, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cycnia Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasychira Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmoloma Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drasteria Hübner, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dusponera Dognin, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1901 | Lichen Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Estigmene Hübner, 1773 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchaetes Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euproctis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammia Rambur, 1837 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Halysidota Hübner, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haploa Hübner, 1829 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Herminia Latreille, 1859 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1859 | Bloxworth snout | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperstrotia Hampson, 1918 | Graylet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyphantria Harris, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoprepia Hübner, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idia Hübner, 1894 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Jacksonia Theobald, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lacipa Hübner, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophocampa Harris, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metalectra Hübner, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palthis Hübner, 1796 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pangrapta Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parahypenodes Barnes & McD..., 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parallelia Hübner, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalaenophana Grote, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phragmatobia Stephens, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platarctia Packard, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrharctia Packard, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Renia Guenée, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliopteryx Germar, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Virbia Walker, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zale Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zanclognatha Lederer, 2011 | Fan-foot | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Breton County
57 Species and 1 Subspecies | Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758 | Garden Tiger | | Asura hilara hilara Kiriakoff, 1958 | | | Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780 | Common Grass Moth | | Catocala concumbens Walker, 1857 | Desert milkweed | | Catocala gracilis W.H. Edwards, 1864 | Graceful Underwing | | Chibidokuga hypenodes Inoue, 1979 | | | Chytolita morbidalis Guenée, 1854 | Morbid Owlet | | Cisseps fulvicollis Hübner, 1827 | Cape sole | | Ctenucha virginica Esper, 1794 | Virginia Ctenucha | | Cycnia tenera Hübner, 1818 | Delicate cycnia | | Dasychira plagiata Walker, 1855 | Northern Conifer Tussock | | Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910 | | | Drasteria adumbrata Behr, 1870 | Shadowy Arches | | Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916 | | | Eilema leia Hampson, 1901 | | | Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773 | Acraea Moth | | Euchaetes egle Drury, 1773 | Milk-weed Moth | | Euproctis (Euproctis) chrysorrhoea Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown-tail | | Grammia (Grammia) parthenice Kirby, 1837 | Parthenice Tiger Moth | | Grammia (Grammia) virgo Linnaeus, 1758 | Virgen Tiger Moth | | Grammia (Grammia) virguncula Kirby, 1837 | Little Tiger Moth | | Halysidota tessellaris Smith, 1797 | Banded tussock moth | | Haploa confusa Lym., 1887 | Confused Haploa | | Haploa lecontei Boisduval, 1829 | Leconte haploa | | Herminia cruralis Guenée, 1854 | | | Herminia jacchusalis (Walker, 1859) | ⇒ Zanclognatha jacchusalis Walker, 1859 | | Herminia protumnusalis Walker, 1859 | Berry´s Skipper | | Holomelina aurantiaca (Hübner, 1831) | ⇒ Virbia aurantiaca Hübner, 1827 | | Hypena baltimoralis Guenée, 1854 | Baltimore Bomolocha | | Hypena eductalis Walker, 1859 | Alder Smoke | | Hyperstrotia pervertens Barnes & McD..., 1918 | Dotted Graylet | | Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773 | American white moth | | Hyphantria penthetria Dyar, 1912 | | | Hypoprepia miniata Kirby, 1837 | Scarlet Lichen Moth | | Idia aemula Hübner, 1813 | Common Idia | | Idia americalis Guenée, 1854 | American Idia | | Idia julia French, 1894 | Julia'S Idia Moth | | Jacksonia papillata Theobald, 1923 | Aphid | | Lacipa exetastes Collenette, 1952 | | | Lophocampa maculata Harris, 1841 | Mottled Tiger | | Metalectra quadrisignata Walker, 1857 | Four Spotted Fungus Moth | | Palthis angulalis Hübner, 1796 | Dark Spotted Palthis | | Pangrapta decoralis Hübner, 1818 | Decorated Owlet | | Parahypenodes quadralis Barnes & McD..., 1918 | Disc flounder | | Parallelia bistriaris Hübner, 1827 | Maple Looper | | Phalaenophana pyramusalis Walker, 1859 | Dark-banded Owlet | | Phragmatobia assimilans Walker, 1855 | Dusky red tiger moth | | Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Ruby Tiger | | Platarctia parthenos Harris, 1850 | St Lawrence Tiger Moth | | Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797 | Banded woolly bear | | Renia flavipunctalis Geyer, 1832 | Even-lined Renia | | Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Herald | | Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798 | Virginia Ermine Moth | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 | | Virbia ferruginosa Walker, 1854 | Five-spotted Holomelina | | Zale aeruginosa Guenée, 1852 | Green-dusted Zale | | Zanclognatha dentata Wagner & McCabe, 2011 | Coastal Plain Zanclognatha |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Cape Breton County | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 21
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 8
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 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 | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pangraptinae
Grote, 1882
| 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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