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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Garissa County (North Eastern Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
94
230
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
94
230
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
88
221
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
72
201
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
25
87
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
25
86
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
25
86
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
62
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
58
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
28
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
11
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Garissa County
11 Genera with 14 Species
Achaea Hübner, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Anomis Hubner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1901Lichen Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebus Latreille, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Estigmene Hübner, 1773Ermine Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Grammodes Guenée, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Lacera Guenée, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Numenes Walker, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pericyma Herrich-Schä..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Garissa County
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achaea finita Guenée, 1852Finite Achaea
Achaea oedipodina Mabille, 1879
Achaea praestans Guenée, 1852
Achaea trapezoides Guenée, 1862
Anomis flava Fabricius, 1775Cotton Looper
Eilema leia Hampson, 1901
Erebus walkeri Butler, 1875
Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773Acraea Moth
Grammodes bifasciata Petagna, 1787Parallel Lines
Lacera alope Cramer, 1780
Numenes contrahens delta Strand, 1915
Pericyma mendax Walker, 1858
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Garissa County
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine 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