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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Fife (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
193
746
1141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
192
745
1140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
178
715
1100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
635
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
34
195
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
33
194
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
32
191
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
152
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
138
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
66
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
14
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fife
14 Genera with 14 Species
Anthophila Haworth, 1767Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Arctia Schrank, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1767Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Desmoloma Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Dicallomera Butler, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dusponera Dognin, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Herminia Latreille, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1758Bloxworth snout1SpeciesTaxom
Mataeomera Butler, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Parasemia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rivula Duponchel, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Setina Schrank, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tyria Hubner, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fife
14 Species
Anthophila fabriciana Linnaeus, 1767Common nettle tap moth
Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758Garden Tiger
Catocala (Catocala) fraxini Linnaeus, 1767Blue Underwing
Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910
Dicallomera fascelina (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gynaephora fascelina Linnaeus, 1758
Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916
Herminia tarsipennalis (Treitschke, 1835)⇒ Zanclognatha tarsipennalis Treitschke, 1835
Hypena (Hypena) proboscidalis Linnaeus, 1758Snout
Mataeomera ligata TP Lucas, 1895
Parasemia plantaginis Linnaeus, 1758Black-and-white Tiger Moth
Rivula sericealis Scopoli, 1763Straw Dot
Setina irrorella Linnaeus, 1758Dew Footman
Spilosoma lubricipeda Linnaeus, 1758White Ermine
Tyria jacobaeae Linnaeus, 1758Cinnabar

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Fife
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
2
2
Genera
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