Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Colchester County (Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 247
1058
1364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 246
1057
1363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 232
1014
1285 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 173
872
1113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
313
446 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
313
446 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
313
446 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
249
368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
226
337 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
103
149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 32
51 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Colchester County
32 Genera with 51 Species #ACDEGHILOPRSTZ
| Arctia Schrank, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenurgina McDunnough, 1780 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1858 | Underwing moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Chytolita Grote, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cisseps Franclemont, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cycnia Hübner, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmoloma Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Estigmene Hübner, 1773 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euproctis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammia Rambur, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haploa Hübner, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 1832 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1841 | Bloxworth snout | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyphantria Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoprepia Hübner, 1837 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Idia Hübner, 1854 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucoma Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophocampa Harris, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantria Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1797 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phalaenophana Grote, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phragmatobia Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrharctia Packard, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Renia Guenée, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rivula Duponchel, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliopteryx Germar, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tyria Hubner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zale Hübner, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Zanclognatha Lederer, 1857 | Fan-foot | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Colchester County
51 Species | Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758 | Garden Tiger | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809 | Clover Looper | | Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780 | Common Grass Moth | | 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 coccinata Grote, 1872 | Scarlet Underwing | | Catocala concumbens Walker, 1857 | Desert milkweed | | Catocala connubialis Guenée, 1852 | Connubial Underwing | | Catocala crataegi Saunders, 1876 | Chokeberry Underwing | | Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779 | Beloved Underwing | | Catocala parta Guenée, 1852 | Mother Underwing | | Catocala relicta Walker, 1857 | Forsaken Underwing | | Catocala sordida Grote, 1877 | Blueberry underwing | | Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818 | Catocala plum | | Catocala unijuga Walker, 1858 | Once-married Underwing | | Chytolita morbidalis Guenée, 1854 | Morbid Owlet | | Cisseps fulvicollis Hübner, 1827 | Cape sole | | Cycnia oregonensis Stretch, 1874 | Foam-nest Frogs | | Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910 | | | Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773 | Acraea Moth | | Euproctis (Euproctis) chrysorrhoea Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown-tail | | Grammia (Grammia) virgo Linnaeus, 1758 | Virgen Tiger Moth | | Haploa lecontei Boisduval, 1829 | Leconte haploa | | Holomelina aurantiaca (Hübner, 1831) | ⇒ Virbia aurantiaca Hübner, 1827 | | Holomelina laeta (Guérin-Ménev..., 1832) | ⇒ Virbia laeta Guérin-Ménev..., 1832 | | Hypena humuli Harris, 1841 | Hop Looper | | Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773 | American white moth | | 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 | | Leucoma salicis Linnaeus, 1758 | Satin Moth | | Lophocampa caryae Harris, 1841 | Hickory halisidota | | Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Gypsy Moth | | Orgyia (Orgyia) antiqua Linnaeus, 1758 | Antique tussock moth | | Orgyia leucostigma J.E. Smith, 1797 | White-marked tussock moth | | Phalaenophana pyramusalis Walker, 1859 | Dark-banded Owlet | | Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Ruby Tiger | | Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797 | Banded woolly bear | | Renia flavipunctalis Geyer, 1832 | Even-lined Renia | | Rivula propinqualis Guenée, 1854 | Spotted Grass Moth | | Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Herald | | Spilosoma dubia Walker, 1855 | Dubious Tiger Moth | | Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798 | Virginia Ermine Moth | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 | | Tyria jacobaeae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cinnabar | | Zale duplicata Bethune, 1856 | Banded Similar-wing | | Zale minerea Guenée, 1852 | Colorful Zale |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Colchester County | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 15
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 4
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rivulinae
Grote, 1895
Rivulines | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
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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