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Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Cape Winelands (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
209
924
1064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
209
924
1064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
203
917
1058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
157
803
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
32
93
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
32
93
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
30
91
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
64
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
62
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Winelands
5 Genera with 5 Species
Aroa Walker, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Desmoloma Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Laelia Stephens, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Stenoprora Hampson, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Winelands
5 Species
Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932
Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910
Laelia postpura Hampson, 1905
Stenoprora eurycycla Turner, 1936
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Cape Winelands
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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