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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Davis (Logan County, West Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
60
134
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
60
134
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
54
123
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
47
115
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
21
62
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
21
62
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
21
62
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
41
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
33
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Davis (West Virginia)
6 Genera with 7 Species
Anticarsia Hübner, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Caenurgina McDunnough, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1841Bloxworth snout1SpeciesTaxom
Idia Hübner, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 17971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Davis (West Virginia)
7 Species
Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818Cutworm Moth
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809Clover Looper
Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780Common Grass Moth
Hypena humuli Harris, 1841Hop Looper
Idia americalis Guenée, 1854American Idia
Orgyia leucostigma J.E. Smith, 1797White-marked tussock moth

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Davis (West Virginia)
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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