Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 275
1655
2186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1494
2029 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 52
382
545 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 52
381
543 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
373
525 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
195
282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
179
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
52
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 17
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape Town
17 Genera with 18 Species | Aroa Walker, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asota Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automolis Hübner, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacoethes Fabricius, 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymaroa Hampson, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmoloma Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diota Walker, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dusponera Dognin, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1900 | Lichen Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euproctis Hübner, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marblepsis Hering, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pandesma Guenée, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophragmatobia Krüger, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodogastria Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchina Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sozusa Wallengren, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Town
18 Species | Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932 | | | Asota speciosa Drury, 1773 | Specious Tiger | | Automolis hewitti Janse, 1945 | | | Cacoethes fulvatrum de Freina, 2014 | | | Cymaroa leptopepla (Hampson, 1905) | ⇒ Cymaroa grisea Thunberg, 1784 | | Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910 | | | Diota pustularia Walker, 1863 | | | Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916 | | | Eilema virgineola Hampson, 1900 | | | Euproctis emprepes Turner, 1931 | | | Marblepsis tiphia Swinhoe, 1903 | | | Pandesma quenavadi Guenée, 1852 | | | Pandesma robusta Walker, 1858 | | | Pseudophragmatobia salmo Krüger, 2009 | | | Rhodogastria amasis Cramer, 1779 | Tri-coloured Tiger Moth | | Rhynchina tinctalis Zeller, 1852 | | | Sozusa scutellata Wallengren, 1860 | | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Cape Town | Subfamily | Aganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 9
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 4
4 | Genera
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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