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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Dumfriesshire (Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
232
1103
2011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
232
1103
2011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
219
1079
1978
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
958
1804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
28
160
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
28
160
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
158
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
131
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
122
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
38
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
14
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Dumfriesshire
14 Genera with 15 Species
Anthophila Haworth, 1767Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Arctia Schrank, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Calliteara Butler, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cybosia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Desmoloma Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Diacrisia Hubner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dusponera Dognin, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1803Lichen Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1758Bloxworth snout1SpeciesTaxom
Nanna Birket-Smith, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Pelosia Hübner, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Rivula Duponchel, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Tyria Hubner, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dumfriesshire
15 Species
Anthophila fabriciana Linnaeus, 1767Common nettle tap moth
Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758Garden Tiger
Calliteara pudibunda Linnaeus, 1758Hop dog
Cybosia mesomella Linnaeus, 1758Four-dotted Footman
Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910
Diacrisia sannio Linnaeus, 1758Clouded Buff
Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916
Eilema griseola (Hübner, 1803)⇒ Eilema stramineola Hübner, 1803
Hypena (Hypena) proboscidalis Linnaeus, 1758Snout
Nanna armillata Zetterstedt, 1846Catstail stem fly
Nanna fasciata Meigen, 1826
Pelosia muscerda Hufnagel, 1766Dotted Footman
Rivula sericealis Scopoli, 1763Straw Dot
Spilosoma lutea (Hufnagel, 1766)⇒ Spilarctia lutea Hufnagel, 1766
Tyria jacobaeae Linnaeus, 1758Cinnabar

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Dumfriesshire
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRivulinae
Grote, 1895
Rivulines
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