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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Headquarters (Comox Valley, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
73
197
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
73
197
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
68
186
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
59
167
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
19
81
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
19
81
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
19
81
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
65
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
63
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
25
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Headquarters (Comox Valley)
8 Genera with 9 Species
Catocala Schrank, 1818Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Drasteria Hübner, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Gnophaela Walker, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 18781SpeciesTaxom
Phragmatobia Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Virbia Walker, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Headquarters (Comox Valley)
9 Species
Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818Catocala plum
Drasteria divergens Behr, 1870Picasso fish
Drasteria howlandii Grote, 1865
Gnophaela vermiculata Grote, 1864Green Lattice
Holomelina fragilis (Strecker, 1878)⇒ Virbia fragilis Strecker, 1878
Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758Ruby Tiger
Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798Virginia Ermine Moth
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Virbia ferruginosa Walker, 1854Five-spotted Holomelina

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Headquarters (Comox Valley)
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
2
3
Genera
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