Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Cape May (Cape May County, New Jersey, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 39
101
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 39
101
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 36
91
97 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 31
84
90 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
63
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
63
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 12
63
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
60
66 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
60
66 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
27
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 11
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape May (Cape May County)
11 Genera with 16 Species | Allotria Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1818 | Underwing moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cisseps Franclemont, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drasteria Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euparthenos Grote, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halysidota Hübner, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypsoropha Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idia Hübner, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metalectra Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parallelia Hübner, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape May (Cape May County)
16 Species | Allotria elonympha Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Catocala coccinata Grote, 1872 | Scarlet Underwing | | Catocala gracilis W.H. Edwards, 1864 | Graceful Underwing | | Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779 | Beloved Underwing | | Catocala muliercula Guenée, 1852 | Little Wife Underwing | | Catocala pretiosa Lintner, 1876 | Precious Underwing | | Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818 | Catocala plum | | Cisseps fulvicollis Hübner, 1827 | Cape sole | | Drasteria graphica Hübner, 1818 | Coastal Graphic | | Euparthenos nubilis Hübner, 1816 | Locust Underwing | | Halysidota tessellaris Smith, 1797 | Banded tussock moth | | Hypsoropha hormos Hübner, 1818 | Small Necklace Moth | | Idia americalis Guenée, 1854 | American Idia | | Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876 | Common Fungus Moth | | Parallelia bistriaris Hübner, 1827 | Maple Looper | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Utetheisa |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Cape May (Cape May County) | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 5
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypocalinae
Guenée, 1852
| 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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