Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Cornwall (Southwest England, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 184
722
992 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 184
722
992 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 179
715
985 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 150
663
928 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
226
307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
226
307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
224
305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
194
274 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
192
272 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
67
102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 17
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cornwall
17 Genera with 20 Species | Atolmis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callimorpha Latreille, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliteara Butler, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cybosia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diaphora Stephens, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1817 | Lichen Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herminia Latreille, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1758 | Bloxworth snout | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miltochrista Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phragmatobia Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rivula Duponchel, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saurita Herrich-Schä..., 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schrankia Hübner, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliopteryx Germar, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1766 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zale Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cornwall
20 Species | Atolmis rubricollis Linnaeus, 1758 | Red-necked Footman | | Callimorpha dominula Linnaeus, 1758 | Jersey tiger moth | | Calliteara pudibunda Linnaeus, 1758 | Hop dog | | Cybosia mesomella Linnaeus, 1758 | Four-dotted Footman | | Diaphora mendica Clerck, 1759 | Muslin Moth | | Eilema depressa (Esper, 1787) | ⇒ Eilema deplanum Esper, 1787 | | Eilema lurideola (Zincken, 1817) | ⇒ Eilema plumbeola Zincken, 1817 | | Eublemma parva Hübner, 1808 | Small Marbled | | Herminia grisealis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Small Fan-foot | | Herminia tarsipennalis (Treitschke, 1835) | ⇒ Zanclognatha tarsipennalis Treitschke, 1835 | | Hypena (Hypena) proboscidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Snout | | Miltochrista miniata J.R. Forster, 1771 | Rosy Footman | | Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Ruby Tiger | | Rivula sericealis Scopoli, 1763 | Straw Dot | | Saurita pontia Druce, 1894 | | | Schrankia costaestrigalis Stephens, 1834 | Pinion-streaked Snout | | Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Herald | | Spilosoma lubricipeda Linnaeus, 1758 | White Ermine | | Spilosoma lutea (Hufnagel, 1766) | ⇒ Spilarctia lutea Hufnagel, 1766 | | Zale minerea Guenée, 1852 | Colorful Zale |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Cornwall | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 9
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
1 | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
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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