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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Dominica (Windward Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
208
878
1333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
208
878
1333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
202
859
1311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
131
632
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
24
148
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
24
148
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
148
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
90
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
86
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
22
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
14
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Dominica
14 Genera with 17 Species
Antiblemma Huebner, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cisthene Walker, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Composia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eublemma Hübner, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Gonodonta Hübner, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Hypercompe Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Lycomorpha Harris, 01SpeciesTaxom
Nelphe Herrich-Schä..., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Obrima Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Phyprosopus Grote, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Pilipectus Bethune-Baker, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Syntomeida Harris, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Uranophora Hübner, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominica
17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Antiblemma odontozona Hampson, 1926
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Cisthene polyzona Druce, 1885
Composia credula Fabricius, 1775
Eublemma bolinia Hampson, 1902
Gonodonta incurva Sepp, 1840Green Tree Frog
Hypercompe trinitatis Rothschild, 1910
Lycomorpha pholus pholus
Nelphe dominica Pinheiro, 2016
Obrima pyraloides Walker, 1856Green milkweed
Phyprosopus fastigiata (Herrich-Scha..., 1868)⇒ Pimprana atkinsoni Moore, 1879
Phyprosopus fastigiatus (Herrich-Scha..., 1868)⇒ Pimprana atkinsoni Moore, 1879
Phyprosopus intertribulus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Pimprana atkinsoni Moore, 1879
Phyprosopus tristriga Möschler, 1890
Pilipectus taiwanus Wileman, 1915
Syntomeida syntomoides Boisduval, 1836
Uranophora rabdonota Hampson, 1898

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Dominica
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
3
6
Genera
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