Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Elizabeth (Wirt County, West Virginia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 66
138
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 66
138
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 58
122
148 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 48
111
138 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
61
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
61
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
61
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
47
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
46
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
26
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 12
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Elizabeth (Wirt County)
12 Genera with 15 Species | Apantesis Harris, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenurgina McDunnough, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1864 | Underwing moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Celiptera Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Estigmene Hübner, 1773 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haploa Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herminia Latreille, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1798 | Bloxworth snout | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyphantria Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phytometra Haworth, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Renia Guenée, 1918 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Elizabeth (Wirt County)
15 Species | Apantesis phalerata Harris, 1841 | Apantesis Tiger Moth | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780 | Common Grass Moth | | Catocala amica Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Catocala cerogama Guenée, 1852 | Yellow Banded Underwing | | Catocala minuta W.H. Edwards, 1864 | Little Underwing | | Celiptera frustulum Guenée, 1852 | Black Bit Moth | | Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773 | Acraea Moth | | Haploa contigua Walker, 1855 | Neighbor Moth | | Herminia cruralis Guenée, 1854 | | | Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798 | Black Snout | | Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773 | American white moth | | Phytometra rhodarialis Walker, 1859 | Pink Bordered Yellow | | Renia fraternalis Smith, 1895 | Fraternal Renia | | Renia nemoralis Barnes & McD..., 1918 | Chocolate Renia |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Elizabeth (Wirt County) | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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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
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