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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region DeKalb County (Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
115
352
426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
115
352
426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
104
336
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
72
280
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
15
88
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
15
88
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
15
88
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
71
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
71
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
2
16
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
8
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for DeKalb County (Alabama)
8 Genera with 21 Species
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1818Underwing moths13SpeciesTaxom
Euparthenos Grote, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Grammia Rambur, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Haploa Hübner, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1841Bloxworth snout1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrharctia Packard, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Renia Guenée, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for DeKalb County (Alabama)
21 Species
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Catocala alabamae Grote, 1875Alabama Underwing
Catocala amatrix Hübner, 1813Sweetheart Underwing
Catocala cerogama Guenée, 1852Yellow Banded Underwing
Catocala dejecta Strecker, 1880Dejected Underwing
Catocala gracilis W.H. Edwards, 1864Graceful Underwing
Catocala grynea Cramer, 1782Woody Underwing
Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779Beloved Underwing
Catocala innubens Guenée, 1852Betrothed Underwing
Catocala lineella Grote, 1872Girlfriend Underwing
Catocala minuta W.H. Edwards, 1864Little Underwing
Catocala palaeogama Guenée, 1852Old Wife Underwing
Catocala residua Grote, 1874Residua Underwing
Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818Catocala plum
Euparthenos nubilis Hübner, 1816Locust Underwing
Grammia (Grammia) virgo Linnaeus, 1758Virgen Tiger Moth
Haploa clymene P. Brown, 1776Boxfishes
Haploa colona Hübner, 1804Colona Moth
Hypena humuli Harris, 1841Hop Looper
Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797Banded woolly bear
Renia fraternalis Smith, 1895Fraternal Renia

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in DeKalb County (Alabama)
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
3
15
Genera
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



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