Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Cayman Islands (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 129
445
698 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 129
445
698 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 126
434
680 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 69
274
419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
94
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
94
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
94
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
70
99 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
70
99 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 2
16
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 11
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cayman Islands
11 Genera with 14 Species | Anticarsia Hübner, 1825 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Composia Hübner, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Empyreuma Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eunomia Hübner, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonodonta Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1796 | Bloxworth snout | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypenula Grote, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymire Walker, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipotis Hübner, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cayman Islands
14 Species | Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818 | Cutworm Moth | | Anticarsia repugnalis Hübner, 1825 | | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Composia fidelissima Herrich-Schä..., 1866 | Faithful Beauty | | Empyreuma pugione Linnaeus, 1767 | Spotted Oleander Caterpillar Moth | | Eunomia caymanensis Hampson, 1911 | | | Gonodonta nutrix Cramer, 1780 | Citrus Fruit-piercer | | Hypena (Hypena) lividalis (Hübner, 1796) | ⇒ Ophiuche lividalis Hübner, 1790 | | Hypenula cacuminalis Walker, 1858 | Long-Horned Owlet | | Lymire albipennis Herrich-Schä..., 1866 | | | Melipotis contorta Guenée, 1852 | | | Melipotis famelica Guenée, 1852 | Famelica Melipotis Moth | | Melipotis perpendicularis Guenée, 1852 | | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Utetheisa |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Cayman Islands | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Eulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
| 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
|
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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