Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Highland County (Virginia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 147
368
403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 147
368
403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 134
334
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 96
277
307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
120
143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
120
143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
120
143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
71
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
66
77 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
24
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 10
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Highland County (Virginia)
10 Genera with 16 Species | Allotria Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amolita Grote, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenurgina McDunnough, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1852 | Underwing moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cisseps Franclemont, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1859 | Bloxworth snout | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Macrochilo Hübner, 1873 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanomma Grote, 1875 | Melanomma lichen | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phytometra Haworth, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zale Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Highland County (Virginia)
16 Species | Allotria elonympha Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Amolita roseola Smith, 1903 | Scrawled soles | | Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780 | Common Grass Moth | | Catocala gracilis W.H. Edwards, 1864 | Graceful Underwing | | Catocala lineella Grote, 1872 | Girlfriend Underwing | | Catocala palaeogama Guenée, 1852 | Old Wife Underwing | | Cisseps fulvicollis Hübner, 1827 | Cape sole | | Hypena abalienalis Walker, 1859 | Poke milkweed | | Hypena baltimoralis Guenée, 1854 | Baltimore Bomolocha | | Hypena madefactalis Guenée, 1854 | Gray Edged Bomolacha | | Hypena manalis Walker, 1859 | Flowing-line Bomolocha | | Macrochilo hypocritalis Ferguson, 1982 | Spotted toby | | Macrochilo litophora Grote, 1873 | Angulate Fan-foot | | Melanomma auricinctaria Grote, 1875 | Gold-lined Melanomma | | Phytometra rhodarialis Walker, 1859 | Pink Bordered Yellow | | Zale lunata Drury, 1773 | Lunate Zale |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Highland County (Virginia) | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
4 | Genus
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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