Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Denver (Colorado, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 125
542
741 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 125
542
741 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 120
530
721 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 89
446
615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
171
210 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
171
210 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
171
210 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
116
146 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
110
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
57
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 14
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Denver
14 Genera with 18 Species | Apantesis Harris, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenurgina McDunnough, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1874 | Underwing moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenucha Kirby, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drasteria Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Estigmene Hübner, 1773 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnophaela Walker, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halysidota Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idia Hübner, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasemia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoberia Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Denver
18 Species | Apantesis phalerata Harris, 1841 | Apantesis Tiger Moth | | Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780 | Common Grass Moth | | Catocala amatrix Hübner, 1813 | Sweetheart Underwing | | Catocala hermia H. Edwards, 1880 | Bigspotted triggerfish | | Catocala junctura Walker, 1857 | Catocala arizonae | | Catocala luciana Strecker, 1874 | Channel flounder | | Catocala meskei Grote, 1873 | Meske'S Underwing Moth | | Catocala semirelicta Grote, 1874 | Channel flounder | | Ctenucha cressonana Grote, 1863 | Cresson´s Ctenucha | | Drasteria mirifica H. Edwards, 1878 | | | Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773 | Acraea Moth | | Gnophaela vermiculata Grote, 1864 | Green Lattice | | Holomelina aurantiaca (Hübner, 1831) | ⇒ Virbia aurantiaca Hübner, 1827 | | Idia aemula Hübner, 1813 | Common Idia | | Orgyia pseudotsugata McDunnough, 1921 | Douglas Fir Tussock | | Parasemia plantaginis Linnaeus, 1758 | Black-and-white Tiger Moth | | Phoberia atomaris Hübner, 1818 | Common Oak | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Denver | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 8
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 4
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter 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
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