Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Chagos Archipelago (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 67
227
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 67
227
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 66
226
411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 42
184
361 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
83
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
82
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
82
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
43
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
37
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
16
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 7
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Chagos Archipelago
7 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Chagos Archipelago
10 Species and 2 Subspecies | Anomis sabulifera Guenée, 1852 | Angled Gem | | Anticarsia irrorata Fabricius, 1781 | Owl moth | | Anticarsia rubricans (Boisduval, 1833) | ⇒ Anticarsia irrorata Fabricius, 1781 | | Brunia antica Walker, 1854 | | | Brunia vicaria Walker, 1854 | | | Catocala actaea actaea | | | Eublemma cochylioides Guenée, 1852 | Eublemma Moth | | Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 | | Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 | | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907 | Crimson Spotted Moth | | Utetheisa pulchelloides pulchelloides Hampson, 1907 | |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Chagos Archipelago
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