Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Central Alberta (Alberta, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 419
3503
6778 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 416
3499
6774 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 396
3411
6581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 290
2948
5875 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 62
949
2141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 62
948
2140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 59
942
2134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
638
1577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
570
1332 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
302
705 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 88
159 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Central Alberta
88 Genera with 159 Species #ABCDEGHIJLMNOPRSTUVZ
| Anomis Hubner, 1810 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Apantesis Harris, 1841 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Arctia Schrank, 1850 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aroa Walker, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asota Hübner, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asura Walker, 1958 | Tiger Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bleptina Guenée, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bruceia Neumoegen, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bulia Walker, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenurgina McDunnough, 1780 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1858 | Underwing moths | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Chibidokuga Matsumura., 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chytolita Grote, 1880 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cisseps Franclemont, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clemensia Packard, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmosoma Hübner, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidia Packard, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenucha Kirby, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cycnia Hübner, 1818 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dasychira Hübner, 1913 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Desmoloma Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doryodes Guenée, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drasteria Hübner, 1870 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Dusponera Dognin, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1901 | Lichen Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Estigmene Hübner, 1773 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euclidia Ochsenheimer, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudocima Billberg, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euproctis Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glympis Walker, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnophaela Walker, 1864 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grammia Rambur, 1878 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Gynaephora Hübner, 1874 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Halysidota Hübner, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haploa Hübner, 1829 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Herminia Latreille, 1859 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Holarctia Rambur, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1798 | Bloxworth snout | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Hypercompe Hübner, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperstrotia Hampson, 1918 | Graylet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyphantria Harris, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoprepia Hübner, 1837 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Idia Hübner, 1884 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Jacksonia Theobald, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lacipa Hübner, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptarctia Stretch, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucoma Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lomanaltes Schrank, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophocampa Harris, 1841 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycomorpha Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lygephila Billberg, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantria Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrochilo Hübner, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manulea Wallengren, 1864 | Finger Phloxes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marblepsis Hering, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipotis Hübner, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mycterophora Hulst, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nanna Birket-Smith, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1797 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palthis Hübner, 1796 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pangrapta Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parallelia Hübner, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasemia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalaenophana Grote, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalaenostola Grote, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoberia Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phragmatobia Stephens, 1966 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Platarctia Packard, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plusiodonta Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrharctia Packard, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Renia Guenée, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rivula Duponchel, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saurita Herrich-Schä..., 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schrankia Hübner, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliopteryx Germar, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spargaloma Grote, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1798 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tathorhynchus Hampson, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichaeta Swinhoe, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Turuptiana Walker, 1869 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tyria Hubner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Virbia Walker, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zale Hübner, 1852 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | Zanclognatha Lederer, 1857 | Fan-foot | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Central Alberta
159 Species and 1 Subspecies | Anomis erosa Hübner, 1810 | Abutilon Moth | | Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758 | Garden Tiger | | Arctia clostera Smith, 1957 | | | Arctia parthenos Harris, 1850 | St. Lawrence Tiger Moth | | Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932 | | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Asota egens Walker, 1854 | | | Asura hilara hilara Kiriakoff, 1958 | | | Bleptina caradrinalis Guenée, 1854 | Bent Winged Owlet | | Bruceia pulverina Neumoegen, 1893 | Spotted spikefish | | Bulia deducta Morrison, 1875 | | | Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809 | Clover Looper | | Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780 | Common Grass Moth | | Catocala (Catocala) pacta Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Catocala amatrix Hübner, 1813 | Sweetheart Underwing | | Catocala blandula Hulst, 1884 | Charming Underwing | | Catocala briseis W.H. Edwards, 1864 | Briseis Underwing | | Catocala cerogama Guenée, 1852 | Yellow Banded Underwing | | Catocala concumbens Walker, 1857 | Desert milkweed | | Catocala grotiana Bailey, 1879 | Bridled triggerfish | | Catocala habilis Grote, 1872 | Habilis Underwing | | Catocala junctura Walker, 1857 | Catocala arizonae | | Catocala luciana Strecker, 1874 | Channel flounder | | Catocala meskei Grote, 1873 | Meske'S Underwing Moth | | Catocala obscura Strecker, 1873 | Finescale triggerfish | | Catocala praeclara Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Praeclara Underwing | | Catocala relicta Walker, 1857 | Forsaken Underwing | | Catocala semirelicta Grote, 1874 | Channel flounder | | Catocala sordida Grote, 1877 | Blueberry underwing | | Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818 | Catocala plum | | Catocala unijuga Walker, 1858 | Once-married Underwing | | Chibidokuga hypenodes Inoue, 1979 | | | Chytolita morbidalis Guenée, 1854 | Morbid Owlet | | Chytolita petrealis (Grote, 1880) | ⇒ Chytolita morbidalis Guenée, 1854 | | Cisseps fulvicollis Hübner, 1827 | Cape sole | | Clemensia albata (Packard, 1864) | ⇒ Clemensia patella Packard, 1864 | | Cosmosoma nicippe Druce, 1897 | | | Crambidia casta Packard, 1869 | Pearly-winged Lichen Moth | | Crambidia cephalica Grote & Robi..., 1870 | Yellow Headed Lichen Moth | | Ctenucha virginica Esper, 1794 | Virginia Ctenucha | | Cycnia oregonensis Stretch, 1874 | Foam-nest Frogs | | Cycnia tenera Hübner, 1818 | Delicate cycnia | | Dasychira plagiata Walker, 1855 | Northern Conifer Tussock | | Dasychira rhopalum Hering, 1926 | | | Dasychira vagans Barnes & McD..., 1913 | California tonguefish | | Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910 | | | Doryodes spadaria Guenée, 1858 | Dull Doryodes | | Drasteria divergens Behr, 1870 | Picasso fish | | Drasteria howlandii Grote, 1865 | | | Drasteria hudsonica Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Halibuts | | Drasteria pallescens Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Cowhead Arches | | Drasteria perplexa Edwards, 1884 | Perplexed Arches | | Drasteria petricola Walker, 1858 | Little Arches | | Drasteria sabulosa Edwards, 1881 | Horned whiff | | Drasteria tejonica Behr, 1870 | Picasso fish | | Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916 | | | Eilema bicolor (Grote, 1864) | ⇒ Manulea bicolor Grote, 1864 | | Eilema leia Hampson, 1901 | | | Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773 | Acraea Moth | | Euclidia (Euclidia) cuspidea Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Eudocima (Elygea) materna Linnaeus, 1767 | Dot underwing moth | | Euproctis (Sphrageidus) similis Fuessly, 1775 | Bigspotted triggerfish | | Glympis historialis Grote, 1882 | | | Gnophaela latipennis Boisduval, 1852 | Wild Forget-me-not Moth | | Gnophaela vermiculata Grote, 1864 | Green Lattice | | Grammia (Grammia) nevadensis Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Bloch's tonguesole | | Grammia (Grammia) ornata Packard, 1864 | Ornate Tiger Moth | | Grammia (Grammia) parthenice Kirby, 1837 | Parthenice Tiger Moth | | Grammia (Grammia) phyllira Drury, 1773 | Phyllira Moth | | Grammia (Grammia) virgo Linnaeus, 1758 | Virgen Tiger Moth | | Grammia (Grammia) virguncula Kirby, 1837 | Little Tiger Moth | | Grammia (Grammia) williamsii Dodge, 1871 | Williams Tiger Moth | | Grammia (Mimarctia) doris Boisduval, 1869 | Doris Tiger Moth | | Grammia celia (Saunders, 1863) | ⇒ Grammia figurata Drury, 1773 | | Grammia geneura (Strecker, 1878) | ⇒ Grammia nevadensis Grote & Robi..., 1866 | | Gynaephora (Byrdia) rossii Curtis, 1835 | Ross´ Tussock Moth | | Gynaephora groenlandica Homeyer., 1874 | Arctic woolly bear moth | | Halysidota tessellaris Smith, 1797 | Banded tussock moth | | Haploa confusa Lym., 1887 | Confused Haploa | | Haploa lecontei Boisduval, 1829 | Leconte haploa | | Herminia jacchusalis (Walker, 1859) | ⇒ Zanclognatha jacchusalis Walker, 1859 | | Herminia lutalba Smith, 1917 | | | Herminia pedipilalis Guenée, 1854 | | | Herminia protumnusalis Walker, 1859 | Berry´s Skipper | | Holarctia obliterata (Stretch, 1885) | ⇒ Chelis obliterata Stretch, 1885 | | Holomelina aurantiaca (Hübner, 1831) | ⇒ Virbia aurantiaca Hübner, 1827 | | Holomelina fragilis (Strecker, 1878) | ⇒ Virbia fragilis Strecker, 1878 | | Hypena (Hypena) proboscidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Snout | | Hypena bijugalis Walker, 1859 | Dimorphic Bomolocha | | Hypena californica Behr, 1870 | Bluefin filefish | | Hypena deceptalis Walker, 1859 | Basswood owlet moth | | Hypena edictalis Walker, 1859 | Large Bomolocha | | Hypena eductalis Walker, 1859 | Alder Smoke | | Hypena humuli Harris, 1841 | Hop Looper | | Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798 | Black Snout | | Hypercompe permaculata Packard, 1872 | Many-Spotted Tiger Moth | | Hyperstrotia villificans Barnes & McD..., 1918 | West Coast sole | | Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773 | American white moth | | Hyphantria penthetria Dyar, 1912 | | | Hypoprepia fucosa Hübner, 1825 | Painted Lichen Moth | | Hypoprepia miniata Kirby, 1837 | Scarlet Lichen Moth | | Idia aemula Hübner, 1813 | Common Idia | | Idia americalis Guenée, 1854 | American Idia | | Idia lubricalis Geyer, 1832 | Glossy Black Idia | | Idia occidentalis (Smith, 1884) | ⇒ Idia lubricalis Geyer, 1832 | | Jacksonia papillata Theobald, 1923 | Aphid | | Lacipa exetastes Collenette, 1952 | | | Leptarctia californiae Walker, 1855 | | | Leucoma salicis Linnaeus, 1758 | Satin Moth | | Lomanaltes eductalis (Walker, 1859) | ⇒ Hypena eductalis Walker, 1859 | | Lophocampa argentata Packard, 1864 | Douglas fir webworm | | Lophocampa maculata Harris, 1841 | Mottled Tiger | | Lycomorpha pholus Drury, 1773 | Black and Yellow Lichen Moth | | Lygephila victoria Grote, 1874 | | | Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Gypsy Moth | | Macrochilo bivittata Grote, 1877 | Two-striped Cord Grass Moth | | Manulea (Setema) bicolor Grote, 1864 | Bicolored Moth | | Marblepsis tiphia Swinhoe, 1903 | | | Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Melipotis perpendicularis Guenée, 1852 | | | Mycterophora inexplicata Walker, 1862 | Pale-edged Snout | | Nanna leucostoma Zetterstedt, 1846 | | | Orgyia (Orgyia) antiqua Linnaeus, 1758 | Antique tussock moth | | Orgyia leucostigma J.E. Smith, 1797 | White-marked tussock moth | | Palthis angulalis Hübner, 1796 | Dark Spotted Palthis | | Pangrapta decoralis Hübner, 1818 | Decorated Owlet | | Parallelia bistriaris Hübner, 1827 | Maple Looper | | Parasemia plantaginis Linnaeus, 1758 | Black-and-white Tiger Moth | | Phalaenophana pyramusalis Walker, 1859 | Dark-banded Owlet | | Phalaenostola larentioides Grote, 1873 | Black-banded Owlet | | Phoberia atomaris Hübner, 1818 | Common Oak | | Phragmatobia assimilans Walker, 1855 | Dusky red tiger moth | | Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Ruby Tiger | | Phragmatobia lineata Newman & Don..., 1966 | Line Ruby Tiger Moth | | Platarctia parthenos Harris, 1850 | St Lawrence Tiger Moth | | Plusiodonta compressipalpis Guenée, 1852 | Moonseed Moth | | Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797 | Banded woolly bear | | Renia flavipunctalis Geyer, 1832 | Even-lined Renia | | Rivula propinqualis Guenée, 1854 | Spotted Grass Moth | | Saurita pontia Druce, 1894 | | | Schrankia fractilinea Smith, 1908 | | | Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Herald | | Spargaloma sexpunctata Grote, 1873 | Sensitive fern | | Spilosoma congrua Walker, 1855 | Agreeable Tiger Moth | | Spilosoma curvata Donovan, 1805 | Crimson tiger moth | | Spilosoma dubia Walker, 1855 | Dubious Tiger Moth | | Spilosoma vagans Boisduval, 1852 | Wandering Diacrisia | | Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798 | Virginia Ermine Moth | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 | | Tathorhynchus exsiccata Lederer, 1855 | Alfalfa Looper | | Trichaeta molanna Wallengren, 1857 | | | Tyria jacobaeae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cinnabar | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Utetheisa | | Virbia ferruginosa Walker, 1854 | Five-spotted Holomelina | | Zale declarans Walker, 1857 | Dixie Zale | | Zale duplicata Bethune, 1856 | Banded Similar-wing | | Zale galbanata Morrison, 1876 | Maple Zale | | Zale lunata Drury, 1773 | Lunate Zale | | Zale minerea Guenée, 1852 | Colorful Zale |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Central Alberta | 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 | 38
62 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 13
43 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 12
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
8 | 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 | 11
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pangraptinae
Grote, 1882
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rivulinae
Grote, 1895
Rivulines | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths | 2
2 | 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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