Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Cook Islands (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 81
279
384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 81
279
384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 79
277
382 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 56
196
270 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
136
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
136
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
136
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
83
117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
76
105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
45
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 23
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cook Islands
23 Genera with 37 Species
| Achaea Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aedia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anomis Hubner, 1857 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anthophila Haworth, 1886 | Bees | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anticarsia Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argina Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Avatha Walker, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bastilla Swinhoe, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysgonia Hübner, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1864 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eudocima Billberg, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrillodes Guenée, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1854 | Bloxworth snout | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hypocala Guenée, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lacera Guenée, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 1830 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pindara Moore, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polydesma Boisduval, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhesalides Prout, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchina Guenée, 1844 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Simplicia Guenée, 1794 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1907 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cook Islands
37 Species | Achaea janata Linnaeus, 1758 | Caster oil looper | | Achaea serva Fabricius, 1775 | | | Aedia leucomelas Linnaeus, 1758 | Eastern Alchymist | | Anomis flava Fabricius, 1775 | Cotton Looper | | Anomis involuta Walker, 1857 | Hibiscus Cutworm | | Anomis nigritarsis Walker, 1857 | | | Anthophila chalcotoxa (Meyrick, 1886) | ⇒ Choreutis chalcotoxa Meyrick, 1886 | | Anthophila orthogona (Meyrick, 1886) | ⇒ Choreutis orthogona Meyrick, 1886 | | Anticarsia irrorata Fabricius, 1781 | Owl moth | | Argina astrea Drury, 1773 | Crotalaria pod borer | | Avatha discolor Fabricius, 1794 | | | Bastilla arctotaenia Guenée, 1852 | | | Dysgonia arctotaenia (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Bastilla arctotaenia Guenée, 1852 | | Dysgonia prisca (Walker, 1858) | ⇒ Pindara prisca Walker, 1858 | | Eublemma cochylioides Guenée, 1852 | Eublemma Moth | | Eublemma crassiuscula Walker, 1864 | | | Eudocima (Othreis) fullonia (Linnaeus, 1763) | ⇒ Othreis fullonia Linnaeus, 1763 | | Eudocima (Othreis) phalonia Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Hydrillodes melanozona Collenette, 1929 | Litter Moth | | Hypena gonospilalis Walker, 1866 | | | Hypena laceratalis Walker, 1859 | Hypena moth | | Hypena longfieldae Collenette, 1929 | Lyside Sulphur | | Hypena masurialis (Guenée, 1854) | ⇒ Rhynchina obliqualis Kollar, 1844 | | Hypocala deflorata Fabricius, 1794 | Moth | | Lacera noctilio Fabricius, 1794 | | | Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 | | Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 | | | Mocis trifasciata Stephens, 1830 | The Triple-barred | | Ophiusa coronata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ | | Pindara prisca Walker, 1858 | | | Polydesma boarmioides Guenée, 1852 | | | Rhesalides curvata Lucas, 1895 | | | Rhynchina obliqualis Kollar, 1844 | | | Rhynchina obliquarlis Kollar, 1844 | | | Simplicia caeneusalis (Walker, 1859) | ⇒ Simplicia cornicalis Fabricius, 1794 | | Simplicia cornicalis Fabricius, 1794 | Tiki hut litter moth | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907 | Crimson Spotted Moth |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Cook Islands | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 10
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Eulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 2
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypocalinae
Guenée, 1852
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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