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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region El Salvador (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
259
1677
2897
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
258
1676
2896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
248
1635
2825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
176
1334
2414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
33
298
412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
33
298
412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
33
298
412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
221
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
211
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
48
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
32
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for El Salvador
32 Genera with 36 Species
#ACDEHLMOPSU
Achaea Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Amastus Walker, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Ammalo Walker, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Anticarsia Hübner, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Azeta Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Calidota Dyar, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Chrostosoma Hübner, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Coenipeta Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Dysschema Hübner, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Enispa Walker, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Halysidota Hübner, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Hemerocampa Ochsenheimer, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Hypercompe Hübner, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Letis Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Leucotmemis Butler, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Litoprosopus Grote, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Mocis Hübner, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Obrima Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Ophisma Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pachydota Hampson, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pelochyta Hübner, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Phoenicoprocta Druce, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohemihyalea Rego-Barros, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphex Hübner, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Ptychoglene Felder, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrharctia Packard, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Selenisa Hayward, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Syntomeida Harris, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1819
Rattlebox moths0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for El Salvador
36 Species
Achaea ablunaris Guenée, 1852Moth
Amastus flavicauda Rothschild, 1909
Amastus ochraceator Walker, 1865
Ammalo helops Cramer, 1775
Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818Cutworm Moth
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Azeta rhodogaster Guenée, 1852
Calidota obscurata Druce, 1884
Calidota obscurator (Druce, 1884)⇒ Calidota obscurata Druce, 1884
Calidota phryganoides Walker, 1855
Chrostosoma enna Schaus, 1924
Coenipeta medina Guenée, 1852
Dysschema eurocilia Cramer, 1777
Dysschema leda Druce, 1884
Dysschema umbra (Druce, 1885)⇒ Dysschema eurocilia Cramer, 1777
Enispa convexa Richardson, 1905
Halysidota fuliginosa Rothschild, 1909
Halysidota pectenella Watson, 1980
Hemerocampa salvadora Schaus, 1927
Hypercompe scribonia Stoll, 1790Eyed Tiger Moth
Letis xylia Guenée, 1852
Leucotmemis nexa Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Litoprosopus confligens Walker, 1857
Melipotis agrotoides Walker, 1857
Obrima pyraloides Walker, 1856Green milkweed
Ophisma tropicalis Guenée, 1852
Orgyia povera Schaus, 1910
Pachydota drucei Rothschild, 1909
Pelochyta cervina Edwards, 1884
Phoenicoprocta chamboni Dognin, 1902
Pseudosphex polybia Kaye, 1911
Ptychoglene phrada Druce, 1889Foureyed sole
Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797Banded woolly bear
Selenisa sueroides Guenée, 1852Legume caterpillar
Syntomeida epilais Walker, 1854Oleander caterpillar
Syntomeida melanthus Cramer, 1780Black-banded Wasp Moth

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in El Salvador
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
17
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
8
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths
2
2
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