Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Houston (Kent County, Delaware, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 46
148
158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 46
148
158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 42
140
146 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 32
121
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 13
70
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 13
70
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
70
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
52
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
52
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 2
20
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 9
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Houston (Kent County Delaware)
9 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Houston (Kent County Delaware)
10 Species | Anomis argillacea Hübner, 1823 | Cotton Leafworm | | Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818 | Cutworm Moth | | Catocala cara Guenée, 1852 | Bronze Underwing | | Catocala maestosa Hulst, 1884 | Sad Underwing | | Cisseps fulvicollis Hübner, 1827 | Cape sole | | Haploa colona Hübner, 1804 | Colona Moth | | Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798 | Black Snout | | Hypercompe scribonia Stoll, 1790 | Eyed Tiger Moth | | Idia aemula Hübner, 1813 | Common Idia | | Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797 | Banded woolly bear |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Houston (Kent County Delaware) | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 1
2 | Genus
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 | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths | 1
1 | 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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