Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Galveston County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 168
680
853 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 167
679
852 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 160
652
817 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 110
535
675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
134
172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
134
172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
134
172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
88
113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
86
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 2
25
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 11
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Galveston County
11 Genera with 12 Species | Anticarsia Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aroa Walker, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bleptina Guenée, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenurgia Walker, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1864 | Underwing moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Desmoloma Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Estigmene Hübner, 1873 | Ermine Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grammia Rambur, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Melipotis Hübner, 1818 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudohemihyalea Rego-Barros, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Galveston County
12 Species | Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818 | Cutworm Moth | | Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932 | | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Bleptina flaviguttalis Barnes & McD..., 1912 | Sand sole | | Caenurgia chloropha Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Catocala aholibah Strecker, 1874 | Aholibah Underwing | | Catocala piatrix Grote, 1864 | Penitent Underwing | | Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910 | | | Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773 | Acraea Moth | | Estigmene albida Stretch, 1873 | | | Grammia geneura (Strecker, 1878) | ⇒ Grammia nevadensis Grote & Robi..., 1866 | | Pseudohemihyalea labecula Grote, 1881 | Freckled Glassy-wing |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Galveston County | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Eulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 2
2 | Genera
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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