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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Eastham (Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
26
51
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
26
51
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
24
48
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
23
47
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
14
35
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
14
35
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
14
35
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
28
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
27
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
2
5
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
4
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastham (Barnstable County)
4 Genera with 13 Species
Argyrostrotis Hübner, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1818Underwing moths9SpeciesTaxom
Drasteria Hübner, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastham (Barnstable County)
13 Species
Argyrostrotis anilis Drury, 1797Short Lined Chocolate
Catocala (Mormonia) herodias Strecker, 1876Gerhard's underwing
Catocala amica Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Catocala badia Grote & Robi..., 1866Badia Underwing
Catocala lineella Grote, 1872Girlfriend Underwing
Catocala muliercula Guenée, 1852Little Wife Underwing
Catocala relicta Walker, 1857Forsaken Underwing
Catocala similis W.H. Edwards, 1864Similar Underwing
Catocala sordida Grote, 1877Blueberry underwing
Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818Catocala plum
Drasteria graphica Hübner, 1818Coastal Graphic
Drasteria occulta H. Edwards, 1881Fivelined tonguesole
Spilosoma congrua Walker, 1855Agreeable Tiger Moth

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Eastham (Barnstable County)
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
3
12
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