Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Christmas Island (Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 127
360
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 127
360
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 125
358
428 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 78
266
309 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
129
161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
129
161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
129
161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
107
139 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
104
136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
47
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 27
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Christmas Island
27 Genera with 38 Species #ABDEGHLMOPSTU
| Acantholipes Lederer, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achaea Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anomis Hubner, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Argina Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aroa Walker, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bocula Guenée, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brana Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysauxes Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebus Latreille, 1768 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1881 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euchromia Hübner, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudocima Billberg, 1816 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Euproctis Hübner, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammia Rambur, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrillodes Guenée, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1798 | Bloxworth snout | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lyclene Moore, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olene Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophideres Boisduval, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyodes Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantydia Guenée, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliopteryx Germar, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Simplicia Guenée, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonodes Guenée, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1907 | Rattlebox moths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Christmas Island
38 Species | Acantholipes similis Moore, 1879 | | | Achaea janata Linnaeus, 1758 | Caster oil looper | | Achaea serva Fabricius, 1775 | | | Anomis erosa Hübner, 1810 | Abutilon Moth | | Anomis esocampta Hampson, 1926 | | | Anomis flava Fabricius, 1775 | Cotton Looper | | Argina astrea Drury, 1773 | Crotalaria pod borer | | Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932 | | | Bocula limbata Butler, 1888 | | | Brana calopasa Walker, 1859 | | | Dysauxes (Dysauxes) ancilla Linnaeus, 1767 | Handmaid | | Erebus macrops Linnaeus, 1768 | | | Eublemma cochylioides Guenée, 1852 | Eublemma Moth | | Eublemma rivula Moore, 1882 | | | Eublemma roseana Moore, 1881 | | | Euchromia horsfieldi Moore, 1859 | | | Eudocima (Elygea) materna Linnaeus, 1767 | Dot underwing moth | | Eudocima (Eudocima) salaminia Cramer, 1777 | Fruit-piercing moth | | Eudocima (Othreis) fullonia (Linnaeus, 1763) | ⇒ Othreis fullonia Linnaeus, 1763 | | Eudocima (Othreis) phalonia Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Eudocima homaena Hübner, 1816 | | | Euproctis pulverea Leech, 1888 | | | Grammia oithona (Strecker, 1878) | ⇒ Grammia phyllira Drury, 1773 | | Hydrillodes vexillifera Hampson, 1900 | | | Hypena indicatalis Walker, 1859 | Hoffmann´s Checkerspot | | Hypena strigatus Fabricius, 1798 | Lantana defoliator caterpillar | | Lyclene distributa Walker, 1862 | | | Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 | | Olene inclusa Walker, 1856 | | | Ophideres bilineosa (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Eudocima homaena Hübner, 1816 | | Orgyia postica Walker, 1855 | Cocoa Tussock Moth | | Oxyodes scrobiculata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Oxyodes tricolor Guenée, 1852 | | Pantydia metaspila Walker, 1857 | | | Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Herald | | Simplicia butesalis Walker, 1859 | | | Trigonodes hyppasia Cramer, 1779 | Chaciope Deliana | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) lotrix Cramer, 1779 | Arctiinae Moth | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907 | Crimson Spotted Moth |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Christmas Island | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 2
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 9
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths | 2
4 | 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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