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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Chad (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1189
2396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
186
1188
2395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
178
1169
2356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
111
874
1875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
19
176
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
19
176
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
19
176
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
148
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
140
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
51
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
26
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chad
26 Genera with 37 Species
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Afrasura Durante, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Africalpe Krüger, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Aloa Walker, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Amata Fabricius, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Anomis Hubner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Asura Walker, 1936Tiger Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Balacra Walker, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Callhyccoda Berio, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Casama Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Clytie Hübner, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Cyligramma Boisduval, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eublemma Hübner, 18815SpeciesTaxom
Grammodes Guenée, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Heteropalpia Berio, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Lymantriades Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Metarctia Walker, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Oraesia Guenée, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Pachyceryx Kiriakoff, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Pandesma Guenée, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Parafrasura Durante, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodiptera Kaye, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Salvatgea Griveaud, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Tathorhynchus Hampson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Thyretarctia Strand, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Tytroca Wiltshire, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chad
37 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afrasura obliterata Walker, 1864
Africalpe vagabunda Swinhoe, 1884
Aloa moloneyi Druce, 1887
Amata alicia Butler, 1876
Anomis flava Fabricius, 1775Cotton Looper
Asura gabunica Walker, 1865
Asura obliterata (Walker, 1864)⇒ Afrasura obliterata Walker, 1864
Asura obscurodiscalis Rothschild, 1936
Balacra glagoessa (Aurivillius, 1892)⇒ Balacra pulchra Aurivillius, 1892
Balacra herona Druce, 1887
Balacra pulchra Aurivillius, 1892
Callhyccoda mirei Herbulot & V..., 1952
Casama innotata Walker, 1855
Clytie sancta Staudinger, 1897
Cyligramma latona Cramer, 1775Cream-striped owl
Eublemma exanimis Hampson, 1918
Eublemma pyrochroa Hampson, 1918Slaty Skimmer
Eublemma scitula Rambur, 1833
Eublemma scitula scitula Rambur, 1833
Eublemma virginalis Oberthür, 1881
Grammodes stolida Fabricius, 1775Geometrician
Heteropalpia acrosticta Puneler, 1904
Heteropalpia exarata Mabille, 1890
Heteropalpia exarata exarata Mabille, 1890
Lymantriades xanthosoma Hampson, 1910
Metarctia didyma Kiriakoff, 1957
Oraesia intrusa Krüger, 1939
Pachyceryx albomaculata (Kiriakoff, 1957)⇒ Pseudodiptera musiforme Kaye, 1918
Pandesma anysa Guenée, 1852Moth
Pandesma robusta Walker, 1858
Parafrasura pectinella Strand, 1922
Pseudodiptera musiforme Kaye, 1918
Salvatgea xanthosoma Hampson, 1910
Tathorhynchus exsiccata Lederer, 1855Alfalfa Looper
Thyretarctia didyma Kiriakoff, 1957
Tytroca dallonii (Le Cerf, 1936)⇒ Tytroca dispar Püngeler, 1904
Tytroca dispar Püngeler, 1904
Tytroca fasciolata Warren & Rot..., 1905
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Chad
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
11
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths
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