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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Forest Hills (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
57
122
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
57
122
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
53
118
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
47
107
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
12
30
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
12
30
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
12
30
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
8
19
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
19
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
2
6
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
4
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Forest Hills (Allegheny County)
4 Genera with 12 Species
Catocala Schrank, 1858Underwing moths7SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1798Bloxworth snout1SpeciesTaxom
Idia Hübner, 18323SpeciesTaxom
Lymantria Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Forest Hills (Allegheny County)
12 Species
Catocala briseis W.H. Edwards, 1864Briseis Underwing
Catocala cerogama Guenée, 1852Yellow Banded Underwing
Catocala faustina Strecker, 1873Channel flounder
Catocala habilis Grote, 1872Habilis Underwing
Catocala innubens Guenée, 1852Betrothed Underwing
Catocala parta Guenée, 1852Mother Underwing
Catocala unijuga Walker, 1858Once-married Underwing
Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798Black Snout
Idia aemula Hübner, 1813Common Idia
Idia americalis Guenée, 1854American Idia
Idia lubricalis Geyer, 1832Glossy Black Idia
Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758Asian Gypsy Moth

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Forest Hills (Allegheny County)
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
1
3
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
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