Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Colchester (Essex, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 303
1644
2977 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 303
1644
2977 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 294
1624
2949 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 223
1405
2630 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
379
601 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
379
601 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
376
598 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
282
466 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
238
365 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
106
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 27
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Colchester
27 Genera with 35 Species
| Arctia Schrank, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atolmis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliteara Butler, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cybosia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmoloma Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicallomera Butler, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dusponera Dognin, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1817 | Lichen Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euclidia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euproctis Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Herminia Latreille, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1758 | Bloxworth snout | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Laspeyria Germar, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucoma Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lygephila Billberg, 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantria Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macrochilo Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miltochrista Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paracolax Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pechipogo Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phragmatobia Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phytometra Haworth, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rivula Duponchel, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schrankia Hübner, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1789 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thumatha Walker, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tyria Hubner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Colchester
35 Species | Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758 | Garden Tiger | | Atolmis rubricollis Linnaeus, 1758 | Red-necked Footman | | Calliteara pudibunda Linnaeus, 1758 | Hop dog | | Cybosia mesomella Linnaeus, 1758 | Four-dotted Footman | | Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910 | | | Dicallomera fascelina (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Gynaephora fascelina Linnaeus, 1758 | | Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916 | | | Eilema complana Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce Footman | | Eilema griseola (Hübner, 1803) | ⇒ Eilema stramineola Hübner, 1803 | | Eilema lurideola (Zincken, 1817) | ⇒ Eilema plumbeola Zincken, 1817 | | Euclidia (Callistege) mi (Clerck, 1759) | ⇒ Callistege mi Clerck, 1759 | | Euclidia (Euclidia) glyphica Linnaeus, 1758 | Burnet Companion | | Euproctis (Euproctis) chrysorrhoea Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown-tail | | Euproctis (Sphrageidus) similis Fuessly, 1775 | Bigspotted triggerfish | | Herminia grisealis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Small Fan-foot | | Herminia tarsipennalis (Treitschke, 1835) | ⇒ Zanclognatha tarsipennalis Treitschke, 1835 | | Hypena (Hypena) proboscidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Snout | | Hypena (Hypena) rostralis Linnaeus, 1758 | Buttoned moth | | Laspeyria flexula Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Beautiful Hook-tip | | Leucoma salicis Linnaeus, 1758 | Satin Moth | | Lygephila pastinum Treitschke, 1826 | Blackneck | | Lymantria (Lymantria) monacha Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Arches | | Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Gypsy Moth | | Macrochilo cribrumalis Hübner, 1793 | Dotted Fan-foot | | Miltochrista miniata J.R. Forster, 1771 | Rosy Footman | | Paracolax tristalis Fabricius, 1794 | Clay Fan-foot | | Pechipogo strigilata Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Fan-foot | | Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Ruby Tiger | | Phytometra viridaria Clerck, 1759 | Small Purple Barred | | Rivula sericealis Scopoli, 1763 | Straw Dot | | Schrankia costaestrigalis Stephens, 1834 | Pinion-streaked Snout | | Spilosoma lutea (Hufnagel, 1766) | ⇒ Spilarctia lutea Hufnagel, 1766 | | Spilosoma urticae Esper, 1789 | Water Ermine | | Thumatha senex Hübner, 1808 | Round-winged Footman | | Tyria jacobaeae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cinnabar |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Colchester | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 9
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
2 | 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 | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rivulinae
Grote, 1895
Rivulines | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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